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Oct 1, 20238 min read

Ivor Cummings - the unsung 'gay' father of the Windrush Generation

Growing up in Addiscombe, Ivor was most-often the only person-of-colour in his local environment. One can only imagine how difficult it was

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Princess Ademola - the African Princess who served as a nurse during wartime Britain

Maya Bello-Taylor

Oct 1, 20234 min read

Princess Ademola - the African Princess who served as a nurse during wartime Britain

African nurses such as Princess Ademola, through their migration, settlement and contribution to British society, hold equal claim to the at

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Samuel Coleridge Taylor - famed 18th century British composer

Maria

Oct 1, 20233 min read

Samuel Coleridge Taylor - famed 18th century British composer

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912) was a Black British composer, whose father was from Sierra Leone. He rose to acclaim during the 20th cen

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Kofoworola Abeni Pratt - one of the first Black nurses in the NHS and nursing pioneer in Nigeria

Maya Bello-Taylor

Sep 30, 20237 min read

Kofoworola Abeni Pratt - one of the first Black nurses in the NHS and nursing pioneer in Nigeria

Kofoworola Abeni Pratt was one of the first Black nurses in the NHS and a pioneer of nursing in post-independence Nigeria.

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Justin Fashanu – the first openly gay male professional footballer

Maya Bello-Taylor

Feb 20, 20232 min read

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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Pablo Fanque – master horseman and first Black circus owner in Britain

Maya Bello-Taylor

Jan 23, 20233 min read

Pablo Fanque – master horseman and first Black circus owner in Britain

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Arthur Wharton -probably the first Black professional footballer in the world

Maya Bello-Taylor

Dec 12, 20221 min read

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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How the West African Student Union (WASU) campaigned for the end of colonial rule in West Africa

Maya Bello-Taylor

Oct 3, 20226 min read

How the West African Student Union (WASU) campaigned for the end of colonial rule in West Africa

#BHMUK22 Sharing Journeys campaign - learn how the West Africa Student Union (WASU) campaigned for the end of colonial rule in West Africa

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Lapido Solanke - was a political activist and founder of the influential WASU

Maya Bello-Taylor

Oct 2, 20225 min read

Lapido Solanke - was a political activist and founder of the influential WASU

Black History Month UK 2022 'Sharing Journeys' campaign - exploring the lives of Britons with West African heritage - Lapido Solanke

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Kemi Badenoch - the right-wing MP who could become the first Black leader of the Conservative party

Maria

Oct 1, 20226 min read

Kemi Badenoch - the right-wing MP who could become the first Black leader of the Conservative party

Badenoch joined the Conservative party in 2005 and spent several years trying to get elected to Parliament

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Ottobah Cugoano - the radical Abolitionist & first African to publicly call for the end of slavery

Maya Bello-Taylor

Sep 18, 20228 min read

Ottobah Cugoano - the radical Abolitionist & first African to publicly call for the end of slavery

Black History Month UK 2022 'Sharing Journeys' campaign - exploring the lives of Britons with West African heritage Quobna Ottobah...

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