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August 29th: Today's Feature - David Lawrence
Born in Gloucester, England to Jamaican parents, by the age of 17, David Lawrence, was playing for Gloucestershire, opening the bowling with Courtney Walsh. His vigorous bowling action generated great pace, although at times he was also prone to inaccuracy. He toured Sri Lanka with an England 'B' side in 1985-6. He was later named the 1985 Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year.
Aug 29, 2025


August 28th: Today's Feature - The Voice Newspaper
The Voice, founded in 1982, is a British national African-Caribbean newspaper operating in the United Kingdom. The paper is based in London and was published every Thursday until 2019 when it became monthly. It is available in a paper version by subscription and also online.
History
The Voice was founded in 1982 by Val McCalla who was working on a London local paper called the East End News in 1981. He and a group of businesspeople and journalists created a weekly newspaper
Aug 28, 2025


August 27th: Today's Feature - Moira Stuart
Moira Clare Ruby Stuart, CBE, (born 2 September 1949) is a British presenter and broadcaster. She was the first female newsreader of Caribbean heritage to appear on British national television, having worked on BBC News since 1981.
In a career spanning four decades, she has presented many television news and radio programmes for the BBC and, from 2010 for nine years, was the newsreader for The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2.
Aug 27, 2025


August 26th: Today's Feature - Frank Bowling
Sir Richard Sheridan Patrick Michael Aloysius Franklin Bowling OBE RA, (26 February 1934) known as Frank Bowling, is a British artist who was born in British Guiana. He is particularly renowned for his large-scale, abstract "Map" paintings, which relate to abstract expressionism, colour field painting and lyrical abstraction. Bowling has been described as "one of Britain’s greatest living abstract painters", as "one of the most distinguished black artists to emerge from post-
Aug 26, 2025


August 25th: Today's Feature - Notting Hill Carnival
The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual Caribbean festival event that has taken place in London since 1966 on the streets of the Notting Hill area of Kensington, each August over two days (the August bank holiday Monday and the preceding Sunday).
It is led by members of the British Caribbean community, and attracts around two and a half million people annually, making it one of the world's largest street festivals, and a significant event in British African Caribbean and Briti
Aug 25, 2025


February 29th: Today’s Feature
Heather Margarita Small (born 20 January 1965) is a British soul singer and former lead vocalist of the band M People. Her subsequent debut
Feb 29, 2024
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