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Errol Lloyd (born 1943) is a Jamaican-born artist, writer, art critic, editor and arts administrator. Since the 1960s he has been based in London, to which he originally travelled to study law. Now well known as a book illustrator, he was runner-up for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1973 for his work on My Brother Sean by Petronella Breinburg. Having become involved with the Caribbean Artists Movement (CAM) in 1966, LLoyd went on to produce book jackets, greetings cards and oth

George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower (11 October 1778 – 29 February 1860) was a British musician, of African descent. He was a virtuoso violinist who lived in England for much of his life.His playing impressed Beethoven, who made Bridgetower the original dedicatee of his Kreutzer Sonata after they presented its premiere performance.

Joseph Antonio Emidy (1775 – 23 April 1835) was a Guinean-born British musician who was enslaved by Portuguese traders in his early life. He was later freed and resided in Portugal before being impressed into the Royal Navy. He was eventually discharged near Cornwall and later became a notable and celebrated violinist and composer in the region, passing away in 1835.

The British Black Panthers (BBP) was established by Obi Egbuna, a Nigerian Playright, in 1968 in London's Notting Hill, drawing inspiration from the Black Power movement in the U.S. The term "black" in Britain encompassed individuals of Caribbean, African, or South Asian descent, who were predominantly immigrants from former British colonies. The rapid increase in Britain's black population from 300,000 to 1 million between 1961 and 1964 intensified racial and class tension

Carmen Esme Munroe, OBE, (born 12 November 1932) is a British actress who was born in Berbice, British Guiana (now Guyana), and has been a resident of the UK since the early 1950s. Munroe made her West End stage debut in 1962 and has played an instrumental role in the development of black British theatre and representation on small screen.

Wilfred Denniston Wood, KA, (born 15 June 1936) is a Barbadian-British Anglican minister who was the Bishop of Croydon from 1985 to 2003 (and the first area bishop there from 1991), the first black bishop in the Church of England. He came second in the "100 Great Black Britons" list in 2004. Born in Barbados to Wilfred Coward and Elsie Elmira Wood, Wood initially planned a career in Barbados politics, but felt called to the priesthood and entered Codrington College.

Barbara Makeda Blake-Hannah (born 5 June 1941) is a Jamaican author and journalist known for her promotion of Rastafari culture and history. She is also a politician, filmmaker, festival organiser and cultural consultant. She was one of the first black people to be an on-camera reporter and interviewer on British television when, in 1968, she was employed by Thames Television's evening news programme Today. Hannah was sacked because viewers complained about having a black wom

Sunset Club, Soho, London Seeking refuge from the oppressive constraints of post-war Britain, they sought solace within the vibrant ambiance of a Soho nightclub. Here, they could revel in the freedom to dance, indulge in a favourite drink, and engage in social interactions, all while escaping the pervasive and repugnant racist prejudice that plagued their daily lives.

Amy Ashwood Garvey (née Ashwood; 10 January 1897 – 3 May 1969) was a Jamaican Pan-Africanist activist. She was a director of the Black Star Line Steamship Corporation, and along with her former husband Marcus Garvey she founded the Negro World newspaper. Amy Ashwood Garvey was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica, and her personal journey as a prominent Pan-Africanist and a leading figure in the Windrush Generation began. From an early age, she possessed a strong drive for social j