Bernard Harris Jr.
Bernard Harris Jr’s dream was to be an astronaut and to walk in space. On the 9th February 1995, he made that dream come true. Born in Temple Texas in 1956, Bernard grew up absorbing all things science fiction, and…
Month February 2021
What’s in a name?
For those who are not familiar with Yewande Biala – she starred in Love Island 2019. Yewande didn’t win Love Island unfortunately but won the hearts of the nation. Yewande minds her business, doesn’t get involved with drama, shares her…
Yvonne Connolly
The UK’s first Black headteacher. It was announced that Yvonne Connolly had sadly passed on the 30th January, we wanted to pay tribute to her. Yvonne was the headteacher of Rings Cross Infant School, Holloway in 1969 when she was…
Why The Movement Needs to Matter
Saturday 6th December 2020 should have been remembered as the day fans returned back to watch The Beautiful Game in stadiums. I never got used to the new normality of stadiums with added noises of crowds cheering like it’s an…
Amanda Ira Aldridge
Singer and Composer – 1866-1956 Amanda Ira Aldrige was born in Upper Norwood,1866 Her father was Ira Aldridge, a successful African American actor in the Victorian era. Ira Aldridge Ira was originally from America and moved to the UK for…