Celebrating Global Black History Month(s) and UK Pride Month
The first of February marks the start of Black History Month in several countries including the USA, Canada, and Germany. And the start of P
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Feb 20
- 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
- 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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Vera B
- Feb 18
- 2 min
Google Doodle celebrates Mama Cax during Black History Month USA
Google Doodle celebrates the pioneering American model and disability rights activist who championed for the fashion industry's inclusion of
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Jan 23
- 2 min
Yvonne Conolly - Britain's first Black headteacher
Yvonne Conolly - Britain's first Black headteacher
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Jan 23
- 3 min
Pablo Fanque – master horseman and first Black circus owner in Britain
Pablo Fanque – master horseman and first Black circus owner in Britain
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Jan 23
- 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 18, 2022
- 2 min
Ira Aldridge - the UK's first Black Shakespearean actor
Ira Aldridge - the UK's first Black Shakespearan actor
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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 12, 2022
- 2 min
Emma Clarke - considered to be the first known Black women footballer in Britain
Emma and her sister are known to be the earliest known Black women footballers in the UK
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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
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Celebrating UK Black Footie Firsts throughout December
To mark the winter FIFA World Cup 2023, we'll be exploring some UK Black firsts in football throughout December.
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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
- Nov 1, 2022
- 1 min
Celebrating Black heritage service men and women during Remembrance Month
Under the umbrella of the Black Poppy Rose we'll be celebrating Remembrance Month to illuminate the heroic and unsung lives of service men
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Oct 24, 2022
- 7 min
Kathleen Wrasama - dedicated her life to helping the Black community in Britain
Black History Month UK 2022 'Sharing Journeys' campaign - exploring the lives of Britons with East African heritage Kathleen Wrasama
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Maya Bello-Taylor
- Oct 22, 2022
- 7 min
African American GIs in the UK during 2WW - crossing the colour bar
As part of our Sharing Journeys campaign for #BHMUK22 we examine how African American GIs crossed the colour bar in the UK during 2WW
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Vera B
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Google Doodle celebrates Andrew Watson - the world's first Black person to play association football
Andrew Watson was a Scottish footballer who is widely considered to be the world's first black person to play association football at intern
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