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Raphael Albert documented hundreds of popular beauty pageants and other events in west London’s black community from the…
Rich Mix Youth Takeover Festival 2016 CALL OUT
Rich Mix Youth Takeover Festival is dedicated to young people, offering a range of creative workshops, live music…
Afro-Caribbean elder gets royal greeting
Pansy Jeffrey founder of a day centre in Ladbroke Grove, West London which helps elderly people who moved to the…
Women in STEM Lecture Series – Chi Onwurah MP
Drawing on her experiences in life and in government, Chi will explore what more proactive and positive action…
Chéronne Connelly: The Adventures of Gyals and Bwoys
The Adventures of Gyals & Bwoys ‘School’s Out!’ written by Guyanese writer Chéronne Connelly is one of a…
The first major UK exhibition dedicated to contemporary African fashion
The exhibition will focus on the style choices of individual ‘fashion agents’ from each city; from designers and…
Racism Does Exist and it is Rife Everywhere
When applying for such a competitive course like Medicine I was aware that there would be a lack…
American Black History Month Round Up
If you missed any of our twenty-eight lesser known people and organisations who have changed the Americas for…
The Black History Month Community Awards 2016
Celebrating those who have changed the community around us, the Black History Month Community Awards will recognise those…
Toussaint Louverture: The First Successful Slave Revolt Leader
Little is known for certain about Toussaint Louverture’s early life, as there are contradictory accounts and evidence about…
The Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival Celebrates its 25th Anniversary – April 29-May 8
The annual Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival, now in its 25th year, raises the curtain on April…
Otis Bobby Boykin: Inventor
Born August 29th in Dallas, Texas, Otis Boykin attended Booker T Washington High School in Dallas, Texas before…
New Opportunities at High Trees – Lead Playworker and Youth and Playworkers
We deliver a range of services focused on improving the social and economic welfare of the local community….
Mark Dean: Computer Scientist Pioneer
Born March 2nd, 1957 in Jefferson City, Tennessee, Dean holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee, a master’s degree in…
Marc Hannah: Special Effects Founder
Electrical engineer and computer graphics designer Marc Regis Hannah was born on October 13, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois…
George Edward Alcorn, Jr.: inventor
George Edward Alcorn, Jr. was born on March 22, 1940, to George and Arletta Dixon Alcorn and attended…
Percy Lavon Julian: Inventor
He was the first to synthesize the natural product physostigmine, and was a pioneer in the industrial large-scale chemical…
Patricia Era Bath: Medical Revolutionary
Born on November 4, 1942 in Harlem, Manhattan, Bath was the daughter of Rupert and Gladys Bath. Her…
Jan Ernst Matzeliger: Inventor
Matzeliger was born in Paramaribo (the capital city of then Dutch Guyana, now Suriname) on 15th September 1852. His father was…
Hernando Arias de Saavedra: Hernandarias
As Governor, Hernandarias served two terms as governor of Governorate of the Río de la Plata between 1597-1599 and…
