Leroy Logan
Small Axe has done a stellar job of bringing stories on Black British History to life. Directed by Award-winning Steve McQueen, the latest offering is ‘Red, White, and Blue’ This is based on the true story of Leroy Logan MBE’s…
Month November 2020
Dr. Harold Moody 1882-1947
Dr. Harold Moody was born on the 8th October 1882, in Kingston, Jamaica. Harold’s interest in medicine was sparked by his father who ran a pharmaceutical business. Seeing his father’s success inspired Harold to move to London, England in 1904…
The Sons of Africa
Here is a short story about one of the first superhero collectives – The Sons of Africa. After escaping slavery or in some cases buying their freedom, these former enslaved men worked together to abolish slavery. These men were different…
John Edmonstone
At Adeptales, we like to shed light on hidden Black heroes. Here we learn about a formerly enslaved man who went on to mentor Charles Darwin. Guyana John Edmonstone was born on a plantation in Guyana. This was owned by…
Una Marson
Una Marson was before her time. Before she moved to Britain, she already achieved more in a creative career than most of us will achieve in a lifetime. Born in Jamaica, her father was a Deacon and she grew up…
#ENDSARS What happens now?
The Protest We have been following the #ENDSARS movement with varying emotions from hope, encouragement, anger, grief, shock, and despair. Sometimes all at once. When it was announced that there would be a curfew from 4pm on the 20th October…
Black Soldiers in WW1
We mark the importance of Armistice Day by holding one minute’s silence at 11am on the 11th November remembering those who fought and died during WW1. In secondary school, I visited Ypres in Belgium. The first stop was Flanders Field…
Joseph Bologne
Storytime Joseph Bologne Composer 25th December 1745 – 10th June 1799 Joseph Bologne was born in the French-Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, his mother Nanon was an enslaved woman of Senegalese origin and his father was a French plantation owner with…
Lewis H Latimer
Whenever we think of who invented the lightbulb a quick Google search will tell you it was Thomas Edison. Although that’s been questioned and there are claims it was an Englishman called Joseph Swan. An important element of the light…
Elephant and Castle
For over 55 years, Elephant and Castle shopping centre has been a recognisable landmark of Lambeth. Before you get to the roundabout, you can always spot the pink elephant first. The pink elephant reminded me of the surrealist hallucinations that…