Malorie Blackman: Imagination, Childhood and the Right to Be Seen
Malorie Blackman has made room for Black children at the centre of British storytelling. Through adventure, fantasy and stories about family and power, she has encouraged…
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Bill Morris: Trade Unionism, Equality and the Right to Be Heard
Read the article: Bill Morris: Trade Unionism, Equality and the Right to Be HeardBill Morris rose from Birmingham’s engineering industry to lead the Transport and General Workers’ Union. His career connects the everyday work of representation with campaigns against…
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Benjamin Zephaniah: Poetry in the Language of Everyday Life
Read the article: Benjamin Zephaniah: Poetry in the Language of Everyday LifeFrom Handsworth to classrooms and concert stages, Benjamin Zephaniah brought Black British voices into poetry and fiction. His writing confronted racism, welcomed reluctant readers and made…
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Sybil Phoenix: fostering, faith and community life in Lewisham
Read the article: Sybil Phoenix: fostering, faith and community life in LewishamSybil Phoenix turned fostering, youth work, housing support and Christian service into lasting institutions in Lewisham. From British Guiana to the Moonshot centre and Marsha Phoenix…
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Paul Boateng: From Community Law to the Cabinet and Beyond
Read the article: Paul Boateng: From Community Law to the Cabinet and BeyondPaul Boateng’s career has connected community legal work, Parliament and diplomacy. From representing Brent South to becoming Britain’s first Black Cabinet minister in 2002, his public…
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David Pitt: the doctor who connected health, housing and racial equality
Read the article: David Pitt: the doctor who connected health, housing and racial equalityFrom Grenada and Edinburgh to a surgery in North Gower Street, David Pitt brought medical experience into public life. His campaigns, council service and work in…
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Gilbert Clarke: the Jamaican RAF mechanic who kept remembrance alive
Read the article: Gilbert Clarke: the Jamaican RAF mechanic who kept remembrance aliveGilbert Constantine Clarke brought his mechanical skills from Jamaica to the wartime RAF, then built a life in Britain as an engineer and musician. His century…
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Ben Crump: Civil Rights, Families and the Work of Justice
Read the article: Ben Crump: Civil Rights, Families and the Work of JusticeFrom his beginnings in Tallahassee to representing the families of Trayvon Martin and George Floyd, Ben Crump has combined civil litigation with public advocacy. His career…
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Rosa Parks: A Lifetime of Organising
Read the article: Rosa Parks: A Lifetime of OrganisingFrom Alabama’s civil rights campaigns to community work in Detroit, Rosa Parks spent decades organising, supporting neighbours and helping young people understand their history.
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Darcus Howe: Journalism, Protest and Public Debate
Read the article: Darcus Howe: Journalism, Protest and Public DebateDarcus Howe’s journalism and broadcasting grew from community organising, connecting the Mangrove Nine, Race Today, Carnival and the New Cross campaign across several decades.