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Lapido Solanke - was a political activist and founder of the influential WASU
Black History Month UK 2022 'Sharing Journeys' campaign - exploring the lives of Britons with West African heritage - Lapido Solanke

Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 2, 20225 min read
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Kemi Badenoch - the right-wing MP who could become the first Black leader of the Conservative party
Badenoch joined the Conservative party in 2005 and spent several years trying to get elected to Parliament
Maria
Oct 1, 20226 min read
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Our top reads for Black History Month UK 2022
Our book recommendations for Black History Month UK 2022

Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 1, 20227 min read
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Our TV picks for Black History Month UK 2022
Our TV picks for Black History Month UK 2022 - Check out a few of our TV recommendations to help you celebrate and learn more about UK Black

Maya Bello-Taylor
Sep 30, 20224 min read
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Ottobah Cugoano - the radical Abolitionist & first African to publicly call for the end of slavery
Black History Month UK 2022 'Sharing Journeys' campaign - exploring the lives of Britons with West African heritage Quobna Ottobah...

Maya Bello-Taylor
Sep 18, 20228 min read
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What is the theme for Black History Month UK 2022?
IBHM-UK launches theme for Black History Month UK 2022 - Supporting Journeys - and all the ways to celebrate it in October.
Angela M
Jun 30, 20226 min read
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Sarah Bonetta - African princess and god-daughter of Queen Victoria
Black History Month UK 2021 'Black to the Past' campaign - African and African-Caribbean Victorians in Britain - Sarah Bonetta Forbes Davis

Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 30, 20215 min read
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William Davidson the political radical
Black History Month UK 2021 'Black to the Past' campaign - African and African-Caribbean Georgians in Britain - William Davidson

Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 23, 20213 min read
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Our TV picks for Black History Month UK 2021
Check out a few of our TV recommendations to help you celebrate and learn more about UK Black history, culture and talent this BHMUK21.

Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 11, 20214 min read
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John Blanke the royal trumpeter
Black History Month UK 2022 'Black to the past' campaign - John Blanke

Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 10, 20215 min read
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Our book recommendations for Black History Month UK 2021
Our book recommendations for Black History Month UK 2021

Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 10, 20216 min read
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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.
Vera B
Oct 9, 20212 min read
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African Romans in Britain
As part of our 'Black to the Past' campaign for Black History Month UK 2021 we explore the lives of African Romans in Britain.

Maya Bello-Taylor
Oct 1, 20214 min read
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Ivory Bangle Lady
As part of Black History Month UK 2021 'Black to the Past' we reveal the African origin of Roman York's rich Ivory Bangle Lady.

Maya Bello-Taylor
Sep 30, 20213 min read
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What is the theme for Black History Month UK 2021?
IBHM-UK launches theme for Black History Month UK 2021 - Black to Past - and all the ways to celebrate it in October.
Angela M
Aug 20, 20214 min read
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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...
Vera B
Nov 29, 20202 min read
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Google Doodle celebrates Claudia Jones during Black History Month UK
Today’s Doodle commemorates Trinidad-born activist, feminist, journalist, orator, and community organizer Claudia Jones.
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Oct 14, 20202 min read
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Google Doodle celebrates Ignatius Sancho on the first day of UK's Black History Month
As the UK's Black History kicks off, Google Doodle celebrates the extraordinary life of Abolitionist, Composer and Writer, Igantius Sancho
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Oct 4, 20202 min read
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Lewisham Mums against 'sus laws' 1977-1980
A group of Lewisham mums led by Mavis Best, campaigned to stop ‘sus laws’ in the UK with the support of Paul Boateng (future Home Secretary)
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Aug 29, 20206 min read
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The Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963
The Bristol Bus Boycott started in response to the Bristol Omnibus Company's refusal to hire Black and Asian workers in 1963.

Maya Bello-Taylor
Aug 29, 20204 min read
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