Black Poly Pride: Making Black Polyamorous History
Polyamory in the Black community
Chanee Jackson Kendall and Cheri Calico Roman are co-founders of Black Poly Pride, an annual conference that will be taking place this year on June 4th to the 7th in Washington, DC. Black Poly Pride was created to combat the lack of safe spaces for Black polyamorous individuals in other conferences and conventions.
They are also the founders of the Poly Cultural Diversity Alliance, and are passionate about polyamorous education, activism, and outreach, as well as the normalization of it as a relationship style and orientation. Both Chanee and Cheri began as administrators of the Young, Black & Poly online community, which was the first step in the journey of founding Black Poly Pride.
“I am reclaiming the choice my ancestors did not have to live and love the way that I want to.”
-Chanee
Throughout this episode, Chanee and Cheri talk about Black polyamorous history and other experiences within the Black poly community, expanding on:
- Their experiences moderating a Facebook group of over 15,000 members.
- Differences between spaces specifically for Black folx versus those that are Black-centered but open to all.
- Womanism as a response to white-centered feminism and how it has influenced Black polyamory.
- Their campaign to include more Black polyamorous stories in Black History Month, as well as throughout the entire year.
- Details about Black Poly Pride this year and how to learn more about it.
To get details about the Black Poly Pride Fundraiser March 2020 in Atlanta, email BlackPolyPride@gmail.com. For more information about Black Poly Pride 2020, go to www.BlackPolyPride.com. Follow Black Poly Pride on Twitter and Instagram at @BlackPolyPride, or become a patron to support their efforts at www.Patreon.com/BlackPolyPride.
