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Jon Daniel (1966 - 2017), was a highly accomplished and celebrated creative genius hailing from Britain with a rich African Caribbean heritage. With an impressive career spanning over twenty-five years, Jon's expertise lay in graphic design, where he had honed his skills as an art director for some of London's top advertising agencies. His exceptional talent led him to create impactful and award-winning campaigns for a diverse range of clients

Cuffay was the subject of a 2010 BBC Radio 4 programme entitled Britain's Black Revolutionary written and presented by the former trades union leader Bill Morris. William Cuffay was also the subject of a 2011 ABC Hindsight radio documentary entitled Isle of Denial: William Cuffay in Van Diemen's Land, which was shortlisted in the NSW Premier's Award in 2012.

Sir Clive Hubert Lloyd, CBE, AO, CM, (born 31 August 1944) is a Guyanese-British former cricketer and captain of the West Indies cricket team. Lloyd is widely regarded as one of the greatest captains of all time. As a boy he went to Chatham High School in Georgetown. At the age of 14 he was captain of his school cricket team in the Chin Cup inter-school competition. One of his childhood memories is of sitting in a tree outside the ground overlooking the sightscreen watching G

Joseph Jackson Fuller was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica on 29 June 1825, son of Alexander McCloud Fuller, a slave. When he was eight years old, the "apprenticeship act", giving immediate freedom to those six years of age and below, and an intermediate status for those of his age and older, was enacted. At this time a Baptist mission house offered Joseph's mother reduced fees of 3d a week to enrol Joseph and his brother Samuel as pupils, helped by his grandmother who ran a sma

Dame Daphne Steele, (15 October 1927 – 2004), a remarkable Guyanese nurse, made history in 1964 when she became the first Black Matron in the National Health Service (NHS). Born in 1927 in the Dutch colony of Essequibo, which is now part of Guyana, Daphne was the eldest of nine children. Her younger sister went on to become known as renowned actress Carmen Munroe. Their father, a pharmacist, supported the family while her mother took care of the household.

Dr John Anthony Roberts QC (17 May 1928 - 26 June 2016) was born in Sierra Leone. He is the first person of African ancestry to be made a QC in England and Wales.

Dame Donna Kinnair, DBE, was born in 1960 or 1961 is a British nurse and former Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). She has specialised in child protection, providing leadership in major hospital trusts in London, teaching, and advising on legal and governmental committees.

As the Italian invasion of Ethiopia unfolded in October 1935, Tsehai's father, Emperor Haile Selassie, made the difficult decision to send his wife and children, including Tsehai, to England for their safety. They settled in Bath, where Tsehai served as an interpreter for her parents and became a passionate advocate for her country. She tirelessly worked to rally international support against the Italian occupation, using her position as a spokesperson to shed light on the pl

Born in Jamestown, Ghana in 1865, Arthur "Kwame" Wharton was a true sporting pioneer and trailblazer. In 1883, he made the bold decision to move to England and pursue his dreams of becoming a missionary at Cleveland College in Darlington. Little did he know that this move would set him on a path to greatness in the world of sports.