WATCH: Windrush Pioneer: Dame Jocelyn Barrow
Well I was brought up with great confidence. I was brought up to feel that nobody could prevent…
Great Black Britons
Joe Clough The first Black Bus Driver
As a boy, he was employed by a Scottish doctor, Dr R C White, to look after his…
Bishop Wilfred Wood, The Church of England’s first black Bishop
Born in Barbados to Wilfred Coward and Elsie Elmira Wood, in Proute, St Thomas, Wood [later Sir Wilfred]…
Diane Abbott MP- 33 years as a Titan of British Politics
Diane Abbott stands to give her maiden speech and make history as the first black woman ever elected…
WATCH: Jon Daniel- The creative genius who helped bring our identity to life
The exhibition at the 198 Gallery in London was curated as a Blues Party. It was wonderfully nostalgic…
Claudia Jones And Dame Jocelyn Barrow: Digging The South London Connection Of Some Inspirational British African Women
Talking About Claudia Jones And Other Inspirational British African Women You are going to be reading about Trinidadian-born…
I am proud to announce the launch of The Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation for Black History Month 2020.
When Black History Month was first celebrated in the UK, my son, Stephen, was 13 and dreaming of…
Omitted from History: Asquith Xavier
Not many will have heard the name Asquith Xavier, nor will they be aware of how the brave family man who faced racial…
Dame Jocelyn Barrow: More Needs To Be Done On Her Lifetime Work On Racial And Multi-Cultural Awareness
“I also believe that it’s part of our own responsibility as communities, as parents, as elders in our…
Wilson Samuel Jackson – The First Black Train Driver
Our late Father, Wilston Samuel Jackson, Bill to his friends, was born in the Jamaican parish of Portland…
Baroness Lawrence : There’s no halo, just say hello
After yet another unprecedented night [and early morning] of political swings and roundabouts, I find myself at the…
John Kent – Britain’s First Black Policeman
The dates of John’s police career are surprising, 1835 to 1846. The story began with John’s father Thomas…
Charlie Williams – The first Black British comedian to experience mainstream success
Charles Adolphus Williams MBE (23 December 1927 – 2 September 2006) was an English professional footballer who was…
Margaret Busby: Doyenne of Black British Publishing
Born in Accra, Ghana to parents with roots in Barbados, Trinidad and Dominica, she became Britain’s youngest and…
Frank Bailey: Remembering London’s First Black Firefighter
Born in Guyana, Frank came to England in 1953 as a political activist, joining the West Indian Standing…
African History Month Discussion Paper 2
Originally taken from a 2006 offline blog by Linda Bellos, and posted in 2011 on the TAOBQ (The…
Don Barden: the first African American casino owner in Vegas
So it’s even more remarkable when someone from humble beginnings achieves this while also creating a major milestone…
Charles Odamtten Easmon
Charles “Charlie” Odamtten Easmon was born on 22 September 1913, in Adawso in the Gold Coast, to Kate…
Ira Aldridge
Ira Frederick Aldridge was an American and later British stage actor and playwright who made his career after 1824,…
Black History Month Firsts: Lilian Bader
Marrying in 1913, Marcus Bailey was a Barbadian born migrant who found himself in England, coupled with an…
