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Oct 1, 202312 min

Learie Constantine - was a cricketer, statesman, and Britain's first Black peer

Jan 23, 20233 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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Oct 10, 20226 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

Oct 24, 20213 min

William Davidson the political radical

Black History Month UK 2021 'Black to the Past' campaign - African and African-Caribbean Georgians in Britain - William Davidson

Oct 11, 20215 min

John Blanke the royal trumpeter

Black History Month UK 2022 'Black to the past' campaign - John Blanke

Oct 11, 20216 min

Our book recommendations for Black History Month UK 2021

Oct 10, 20212 min

Google Doodle celebrates the life of Una Marson

Una Marson was one of Jamacia's most influential feminist thinkers. She was a poet, playwright, editor, activist and broadcaster.

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Oct 9, 20212 min

Google Doodle celebrates the 68th birthday of Olive Morris

Olive Morris is widely recognised as a prominent voice of leadership in the fight against discrimination in Britain during the 1970s.

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Nov 29, 20202 min

Google Doodle celebrates the 95th birthday of Frank Bailey - London’s first black firefighter

Guyanese-British firefighter and social worker Frank Bailey, who is widely considered to be the first Black firefighter of post-war...

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