Obioma Ugoala

About The Author

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.
 

Books by Obioma Ugoala

The Making of a Man (and why we're so afraid to talk about it)
By Obioma Ugoala
A POWERFUL MEMOIR AND MANIFESTO CHALLENGING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A BLACK MAN IN BRITAIN “A blisteringly honest take on contemporary Britishness that manages to be both nuanced and shocking. Highly recommended.” Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish)  You’re a black man.    Aggressive. Athletic.  Feared....
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