A Profile of David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead
As Windrush Day approaches, it's essential to reflect on the significant contributions and stories of individuals who have shaped the Windru
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Maria
- Jun 10
- 8 min
E. R. Braithwaite: the incredible life of the author of ‘To Sir, with Love’
From the classrooms of London to becoming a renowned educator and author, E R Braithwaite's life story is as compelling as his impact on the
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Maria
- Jun 7
- 9 min
Sam King - From the Royal Air Force to Windrush pioneer
And Sam King is a true proponent of their fighting spirit. He first came to the UK to volunteer to fight in the Second World War and later
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Maria
- Jun 6
- 6 min
Althea McNish - the first Caribbean British designer to achieve international acclaim
Althea Marjorie McNish was born in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago around 1924. She was the only child of a well-to-do
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Oct 1, 2023
- 12 min
Learie Constantine - was a cricketer, statesman, and Britain's first Black peer
Learie Constantine - was a cricketer, statesman, and Britain's first Black peer
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Feb 20, 2023
- 2 min
Justin Fashanu – the first openly gay male professional footballer
Justin Fashanu – the first openly gay male professional footballer & first Black British footballer to command a £1 million transfer fee
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Feb 19, 2023
- 3 min
Pearl Alcock - the outsider artist who provided a queer safe space for London’s Black gay community
Pearl Alcock - the outsider artist who provided a queer safe space for London's Black gay community
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Jan 23, 2023
- 2 min
Yvonne Conolly - Britain's first female Black headteacher
Yvonne Conolly - Britain's first Black female headteacher
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Jan 23, 2023
- 3 min
John Richard Archer - the first Black mayor of a London borough
John Richard Archer – the first Black mayor a borough in London and founding President of the Africa Progress Union
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Vivian Anderson - first Black Briton to play for the senior men's England national football team
Vivian Anderson- first Black Briton to play for the senior men's England national football team
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Arthur Wharton -probably the first Black professional footballer in the world
Arthur Wharton (28 October 1865 – 12 December 1930) is widely considered to be the first Black professional footballer in the world.
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Laurie Cunningham - first British footballer to sign with Real Madrid
Laurence Paul Cunningham was an English professional footballer and first British footballer signed by Real Madrid
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Dec 11, 2022
- 1 min
Exploring the military and footballing career of Walter Tull
Lieutenant Walter Tull was an English professional footballer and British Army officer of African-Caribbean descent.
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Nov 24, 2022
- 1 min
Exploring the military career of Ulric Cross
Ulric Cross was nicknamed 'The Black Hornet' and was a highly decorated RAF Squadron Leader who flew 80 operational flights over Germany
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Nov 12, 2022
- 7 min
Lilian Bader was one of the first women of Afro-Caribbean heritage to join the Royal Air Force (RAF)
Lilian Bader overcame discrimination and racism to become one of the first women of Afro-Caribbean heritage to join the RAF
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Oct 10, 2022
- 6 min
Caribbean Artist Movement: pushed the boundaries of what was considered to be art
As part of our Sharing Journeys campaign for #BHMUK22 we examine the highly influential Caribbean Arts Movement (CAM) of the 1960s and 1970s
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Oct 10, 2022
- 6 min
John La Rose - was a writer, publisher & political organiser who changed the lives of Black Britons
Black History Month UK 2022 'Sharing Journeys' campaign - exploring the lives of Britons with Caribbean heritage
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Vera B
- Oct 10, 2022
- 2 min
Google Doodle celebrates Dr Harold Moody
Jamaican born Dr Harold Moody campaigned against racism in Edwardian Britain and provided free medical care to the poorer members of his loc
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