Black Stories Southampton – a talk by Don John for October Books
Black Stories Southampton is a series of true accounts which aim to increase knowledge of the experiences of…
The Changing Face of Nursing: Black Nurses in Surrey Hospitals by Dr Catherine Babikian
From its launch, the National Health Service relied on the labour of thousands of nurses, doctors, and health…
A history of service and sacrifice
As we mark 100 years of the coming together of some of Britain’s oldest Remembrance traditions, the Royal…
Cyril Blake (1897-1951)
Although little is known about Blake himself, he would be one of thousands of black seamen from all…
Second World War Service and Sacrifice : Norma Best
Born in British Honduras, now known as Belize, Norma was twenty years old when describing herself as ‘one…
Luke Smith (Luc Skies) is an Actor and Writer.
Luke studied Performing Arts at the college of North West London and has since studied and practiced a combination…
Ashley Dweh, Firefighter, London Fire Brigade, 2020 – Present
Ashley says the best part about being a firefighter is ‘that when I put on my uniform, I…
Arlene Wellman MBE, Chief Nurse, Director of Infection Prevention and Control and Baby Friendly Guardian, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Arlene migrated from Trinidad in the 1990s to work for the NHS. Immediately she faced her biggest challenge…
Pauline Campbell-Moss, West Midlands Police 1974 – 1977
“I’d had a childhood dream to be a PC because those were also my initials – I felt…
Petty Officer Fiesha Greene, Royal Navy
Fiesha grew up in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and when she was 17 she moved to the…
Albert McLean, Firefighter
In 1972, Albert McLean made headlines by becoming Scotland’s first black firefighter. However, his career in the fire…
Second World War Service and Sacrifice – Babatunde O. Alakija
Born in Nigeria, Alakija was educated at Oxford and was to hold the British Public School High Jump Championship. Alakija’s father,…
Staffordshire Libraries to host online Black History Month animated film season
Staffordshire Libraries to host online Black History Month animated film season and are delighted to be working again…
Second World War Service and Sacrifice – Arthur Wint OD MBE (1920-1992)
Born in Jamaica at 17 Arthur was named Jamaica’s “Boy Athlete of the Year”, and in 1938 was…
Second World War Service and Sacrifice – Ramsay Bader (1919-1992)
Ramsay was born in Chiswick in Essex. His mother was also born in Chiswick, and his father was…
First World War Service and Sacrifice – Richard (Dickie) Barr (1888-1955)
Dickie Barr was born in Perranuthnoe. He was the son of a miner, Richard Barr, who was of…
Brigadier Nathan Sempala-Ntege OBE
Nathan’s late father was Ugandan and his mother is British. He spent his early childhood in Uganda, but…
Detective Sergeant Norwell Roberts QPM (retired)
Norwell was 9 years old when he and his widowed mother came to England from Anguilla in the Caribbean in…
Second World War Service and Sacrifice – Princess Ademola
Princess Omo-Oba Adenrele Ademola, the daughter of the Alake of Abeokuta, a significant king in the southern region…
First World War Service and Sacrifice – Marcus Bailey (1883-1927)
A Barbadian who having served in the Mercantile Marine joined the crew of the Royal Naval vessel HMS…
