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Google Doodle celebrates musician and songwriter Lizzie Emeh, who was a champion for people with learning disabilities in the UK.

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Google Doodle celebrates James Baldwin at the start of Black History Month USA

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Feb 12 min read

Google Doodle celebrates James Baldwin at the start of Black History Month USA

Google Doodle celebrates the brilliant American writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin, who is remembered for his many literary work

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Google Doodle celebrates Adelaide Hall's 122nd birthday

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Oct 19, 20232 min read

Google Doodle celebrates Adelaide Hall's 122nd birthday

Adelaide Hall was the jazz singer who introduced scat singing and was a household name in 1930s Britain.

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Google Doodle celebrates Mama Cax during Black History Month USA

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Feb 18, 20232 min read

Google Doodle celebrates Mama Cax during Black History Month USA

Google Doodle celebrates the pioneering American model and disability rights activist who championed for the fashion industry's inclusion of

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Google Doodle celebrates Andrew Watson - the world's first Black person to play association football

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Oct 18, 20222 min read

Google Doodle celebrates Andrew Watson - the world's first Black person to play association football

Andrew Watson was a Scottish footballer who is widely considered to be the world's first black person to play association football at intern

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Google Doodle pays tributes to Amanda Aldridge, British opera singer and composer

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Oct 16, 20221 min read

Google Doodle pays tributes to Amanda Aldridge, British opera singer and composer

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Google Doodle celebrates Dr Harold Moody

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Oct 9, 20222 min read

Google Doodle celebrates Dr Harold Moody

Jamaican born Dr Harold Moody campaigned against racism in Edwardian Britain and provided free medical care to the poorer members of his loc

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Google Doodle celebrates Louise 'Miss Lou' Bennett-Coverley's 103rd birthday

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Sep 9, 20222 min read

Google Doodle celebrates Louise 'Miss Lou' Bennett-Coverley's 103rd birthday

Louise "Miss Lou" was a famed poet, folklorist, and the first Black student to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1945. On...

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Google Doodle celebrates St Lucian Economist Sir W. Arthur Lewis

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Apr 20, 20222 min read

Google Doodle celebrates St Lucian Economist Sir W. Arthur Lewis

Sir W. Arthur Lewis is one of the pioneers of Development Economics and was of the first proponents of reparations to the Caribbean and...

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Google Doodle celebrates the life of Una Marson

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Oct 9, 20212 min read

Google Doodle celebrates the life of Una Marson

Una Marson was one of Jamacia's most influential feminist thinkers. She was a poet, playwright, editor, activist and broadcaster.

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Google Doodle celebrates the 68th birthday of Olive Morris

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Oct 9, 20212 min read

Google Doodle celebrates the 68th birthday of Olive Morris

Olive Morris is widely recognised as a prominent voice of leadership in the fight against discrimination in Britain during the 1970s.

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Google Doodle celebrates the 95th birthday of Frank Bailey - London’s first black firefighter

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Nov 29, 20202 min read

Google Doodle celebrates the 95th birthday of Frank Bailey - London’s first black firefighter

Guyanese-British firefighter and social worker Frank Bailey, who is widely considered to be the first Black firefighter of post-war...

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Google Doodle celebrates Pre-Raphaelite artists’ model Fanny Eaton

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Nov 29, 20201 min read

Google Doodle celebrates Pre-Raphaelite artists’ model Fanny Eaton

Jamacian born Fanny Eaton was one of the most influential muses in the Pre-Raphaelite movement and helped challenge the idealised...

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Google Doodle celebrates Claudia Jones during Black History Month UK

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Oct 14, 20202 min read

Google Doodle celebrates Claudia Jones during Black History Month UK

Today’s Doodle commemorates Trinidad-born activist, feminist, journalist, orator, and community organizer Claudia Jones.

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Google Doodle celebrates Ignatius Sancho on the first day of UK's Black History Month

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Oct 4, 20202 min read

Google Doodle celebrates Ignatius Sancho on the first day of UK's Black History Month

As the UK's Black History kicks off, Google Doodle celebrates the extraordinary life of Abolitionist, Composer and Writer, Igantius Sancho

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Aug 31, 20201 min read

Google Doodle celebrates Mary Seacole

Mary Seacole is now known for her medical work in the Crimean war, and as a brilliant woman who combated the racial prejudice she experience

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