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Winifred Atwell honoured with an English Heritage Blue Plaque
As part of Black History Month UK, English Heritage has unveiled a blue plaque honouring Winifred Atwell, the pioneering Trinidadian pianist, television star, and entrepreneur who became the first Black artist to top the UK pop charts.
Vera B
3 days ago3 min read
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Billboard Honouring Kelso Cochrane Unveiled for Notting Hill Carnival
On Friday 15 August, a historic billboard was unveiled on Ladbroke Grove to honour Kelso Cochrane, an Antiguan-born carpenter whose racially motivated murder in 1959 became a turning point in Black British history and helped pave the way for the creation of Notting Hill Carnival.

Maya Bello-Taylor
Aug 163 min read
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Reverend Clive Foster MBE Appointed as the UK’s First Windrush Commissioner
Reverend Clive Foster MBE has been appointed as the UK’s first Windrush Commissioner, a major step in the government’s commitment to right the wrongs of the Windrush scandal and ensure victims' voices are heard at every stage of reform.
The announcement comes ahead of Windrush Day on 22 June, marking 77 years since the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush and celebrating the Windrush generation’s extraordinary contribution to Britain.

Maz T Collins
Jun 213 min read
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C4 commissons new comedy 'Big Age' pilot for their Black to Front day
Channel 4 commissions brand-new comedy pilot, Big Age, written by Bolu Babalola for Channel 4s Black to Front day

Maya Bello-Taylor
Jul 23, 20214 min read
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Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen to follow up Small Axe with Uprising
Acclaimed British filmmaker and artist Steven McQueen will re-team with the BBC for a new three-part documentary entitled Uprising . The...

Maya Bello-Taylor
May 16, 20212 min read
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Artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen's 'Small Axe' film series premieres in November on BBC One
"Small Axe" is an anthology comprised of five original films set from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s that tell personal stories from...

Maya Bello-Taylor
Nov 29, 20204 min read
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