Baroness Valerie Amos A Life of Firsts, A Legacy of Service
On a spring morning in 2003, Valerie Amos walked into the Cabinet Room of 10 Downing Street. Cameras…
Black History Features
Kwame Nkrumah The Voice of Manchester, the Dream of Africa
In October 1945, in the grey northern city of Manchester, history gathered in a hall. Students, workers, writers…
Kofi Annan A Life in the Service of Peace
Kofi Atta Annan was born on 8 April 1938 in Kumasi, in the heart of Ghana, then the…
Desmond Tutu The Voice of Conscience
It is almost impossible to conjure Desmond Tutu without hearing his laugh. High-pitched, childlike, utterly infectious, it would…
A. Philip Randolph – The American Voice That Spoke to Britain
There is a rhythm in history, a steady beat born of people who refuse to bow. A. Philip…
Amy Ashwood Garvey: A Trailblazer of Pan-Africanism and Feminism
Amy Ashwood Garvey (1897–1969) remains one of the most remarkable yet overlooked figures in twentieth-century Black history. She…
Ulric Cross – Pathfinder and Diplomat
Philip Louis Ulric Cross (1917–2013) lived one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century. From a…
Lilian Bader – RAF Pioneer and Educator
Lilian Mary Bader (1918–2015) was one of the first Black women to serve in Britain’s armed forces and…
Walter Tull – Footballer, Soldier, Trailblazer
Walter Daniel John Tull (28 April 1888 – 25 March 1918) is remembered as one of the most…
The Congress That Changed the World
It is a memory half-remembered—deliberately. Because to remember it properly is to unpick the seams of the story…
Sir Lewis Hamilton: The Champion Who Changed the Race
In the world of Formula 1, few names stand as tall as Sir Lewis Hamilton. From a debut…
Living And Travelling With Darcus Beese’s Memoir, ‘Rebel With A Cause’
Living And Travelling With Darcus Beese’s Memoir, ‘Rebel With A Cause’ Last August, whilst coming from the Black…
McKinley Thompson Jr.: The Trailblazing Automotive Designer Who Shaped Ford’s Legacy
McKinley Thompson Jr. was a visionary whose contributions to the automotive industry paved the way for future generations…
Remembering Roberta Flack (1937–2025)
The world has lost one of its greatest musical voices, Roberta Flack, who passed away on February 24,…
Miriam Makeba and Stokely Carmichael: Early Lives, Meeting, and Legacy
Miriam Makeba and Stokely Carmichael were two of the most significant figures in the global fight against racial…
Theresa Roberts on Celebrating Jamaican Art and Cuisine
Theresa Roberts is a passionate advocate for Jamaican art and culture. As a collector, curator, and the founder…
Joseph Knight v. John Wedderburn: A Defining Moment in Scotland’s Struggle with Slavery
The story of Joseph Knight isn’t simply the story of a man seeking his freedom in an 18th-century…
W. E. B. Du Bois: A Life of Intellectual Revolution and Activism
W. E. B. Du Bois was born on 23 February 1868, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, a small New…
Claudette Colvin: The Teenage Revolutionary Who Ignited a Movement
In the spring of 1955, when the streets of Montgomery, Alabama, were still divided by the sharp lines…
Gladys Mae West: Mapping a Legacy Beyond the Stars
Gladys Mae West’s name may not be as well-known as the technology she helped create, but her contributions…
