Obioma Ugoala
Obioma Ugoala is an actor, writer and workshop facilitator in schools and institutions focusing on how organisations can move from token diversity to active anti-racist institutions.
Since graduating from Drama Centre London he has performed extensively with The Royal Shakespeare Company, touring with them to China and New York. Most recently he has been in London’s West End, starring in the Original London Companies of Frozen: The Musical as Kristoff, Hamilton as George Washington, and Motown: The Musical as Smokey Robinson, as well as spearheading a campaign of outreach to BAME students in the Greater London area. His recent viral video for PoliticsJOE, How to Become a True Ally on being a better ally in the anti-racist struggle has had more than 2 million views.
The Problem with My Normal Penis: Myths of Race, Sex and Masculinity
A POWERFUL MEMOIR AND MANIFESTO CHALLENGING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A BLACK MAN IN BRITAIN.
You’re a black man.
Aggressive. Athletic.
Feared. Fetishised.
Policed. Politicised.
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