https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023 en-us 2023-09-07 14:11:32 UTC 2025-08-08 12:47:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d9/af/28/d9af289b6711a8c8975075ec08e18b0d.jpg librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2689031050 Founder, Artistic and Executive Director of the Chineke! Foundation]]> 2023-09-07 15:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2689031050 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2689046601 Wales’ first black headteacher at Mount Stuart in the 1970s, and champion of multiculturalism. Her inspirational teaching about slavery, black history and apartheid in South Africa made her school’s reputation grow exponentially. Later becoming a member of the Commission for Racial Equality, Campbell was invited to meet Nelson Mandela on his only visit to Wales in 1998. ]]> 2023-09-07 15:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2689046601 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2689058955 Co-founder and director of UK Black Pride - Europe’s largest pride celebration for LGBTQIA+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American and Middle Eastern-descent.]]> 2023-09-07 15:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2689058955 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2689108348 British television broadcaster, journalist and presenter. First black woman to present ITV’s News at Ten and regularly hosts the daytime programme Loose Women. Formerly worked at the BBC where she worked at various stations including Radio 1Xtra. ]]> 2023-09-07 15:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2689108348 https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701815543 The fastest British woman in history. Currently holds British records in the 100m (10.83 secs), 200m (21.88 secs) and 4x100m (41.77 secs); British Junior records in the 100m (11.14 secs) and 200m (22.61 secs) and the European Junior Indoor record in the 200m (23.15 secs). ]]> 2023-09-13 10:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701815543 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701826478 The Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin is the Bishop of Dover and the Bishop in Canterbury. She has oversight for Canterbury Diocese which stretches from Maidstone southwards and includes the Weald, Romney Marsh, Ashford, Dover, Thanet, Faversham, Sittingbourne and the Isle of Sheppey. ]]> 2023-09-13 10:11:26 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701826478 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701841014 Founder member of the Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent (OWAAD) in 1978; and is best known for The Heart of the Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain (London: Virago, 1985), which won the 1985 Martin Luther King Award for Literature, and which she co-authored with Beverley Bryan and Suzanne Scafe.]]> 2023-09-13 10:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701841014 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701856296 Founding member of Operation Black Vote, was head of Equality and Diversity for the Crown Prosecution Service in London, for 14 years (developing hate crime prosecution policies and community engagement strategies). She is a co-founder of the Justice 4 Grenfell Campaign. ]]> 2023-09-13 10:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701856296 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701873019 British writer, broadcaster and best-selling author, wrote the book: Brit(ish), view it here]]> 2023-09-13 10:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701873019 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701884938 "“Instagram poet”, publishing short, pithy and deeply personal lines next to selfies and carefully curated images. It is a form that has enraged some poetry lovers and delighted many more, and The Terrible will probably have the same effect. It has echoes of Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Max Porter’s Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, but is uniquely itself." Instagram page]]> 2023-09-13 11:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701884938 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701899268 Publisher and community rights activist. Established a publishing house in west London, 1969 called Bogle L’ouverture Press (named after Paul Bogle and Toussaint L’Ouverture).One of their first publications was Walter Rodney’s The Groundings with my brothers, the next How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. They went on to publish and popularise Maya Angelou, George Jackson, Frantz Fanon and first published the poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson.]]> 2023-09-13 11:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701899268 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701913064 British author and academic, whose novel: Girl, Woman, Other won the Booker Prize in 2019 (first black woman to win this prize). She is the Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University London and President of the Royal Society of Literature (second woman and first black person to hold this role since the society was founded in 1820).]]> 2023-09-13 11:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701913064 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701934863 Founder of WAH Nails and Beautystack. An advocate for women's empowerment. WAH completely changed the beauty landscape with its millennial voice, feminist attitude and innovative salon space. She has written two books, delivered global pop up nail salons for 100s of brands, created a product line with Walgreen Boots Alliance and was awarded an MBE for services to Beauty and Women.]]> 2023-09-13 11:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701934863 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701948171 Founder in 1996, of the MOBO Awards (Music of Black Origin, also known as the MOBOs) an annual British music award presentation honouring achievements in "music of black origin", including hip hop, grime, UK Drill, R&B, soul, reggae, jazz, gospel, and African music.]]> 2023-09-13 11:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701948171 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701957681 Founding director of Foundervine, Izzy provides founders with access to training, mentoring and funding opportunities. Since 2018, 2,000 young people have been skilled by Foundervine programmes, $230,000+ raised with 62% female participation. She is an experienced public speaker and has helped people grow at global brands such as Just Eat, Facebook, PwC, Google, AirBnB and more. Izzy is a Non-Executive Director for Capital Enterprise, a body that has raised £814.7m for UK startups and a former trustee for Parkrun.]]> 2023-09-13 12:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701957681 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701968053 McKinsey and Company's first chief technology and platform officer (CTPO) and leads its overall technology portfolio and strategy. Served as chief digital officer and corporate vice president for Microsoft US. Before that, she held senior technology leadership roles spanning multiple industries, including chief information officer roles at BP and General Electric. She also held a leadership role within the UK government as HM Revenue and Customs’ chief digital and information officer.]]> 2023-09-13 12:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701968053 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701983035 A business leader with 25 years of experience in the marketing communications industry. As UK Country Manager for WPP, the global creative transformation company based in 112 countries, she oversees WPP’s second largest market and the 14,000 people working across its operating brands in the UK. She is Chairwoman of WPP’s MediaCom, the largest media agency in the UK with billings over £1.3 billion. Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth.]]> 2023-09-13 12:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701983035 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701991911 John Lewis Partnership's sixth Chairman from February 2020. Sharon moved from Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, where she served as Chief Executive. Before joining Ofcom, Sharon was Second Permanent Secretary at the Treasury, responsible for overseeing the public finances. She also held Board level positions at the Ministry of Justice and the Department for International Development, worked as an adviser at the Prime Minister's Policy Unit and in Washington DC as a senior economist at the World Bank.]]> 2023-09-13 12:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2701991911 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702213934 Served as High Court Judge on the Queen’s Bench Division for nine years from 2004 until 2013. She was the first non-white judge appointed to the High Court in the UK. Named in the past as one of Britain’s most powerful black women and one of the 100 Great Black Britons, currently training judges and lawyers internationally (in particular, in the Caribbean and Africa)]]> 2023-09-13 14:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702213934 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702227165 The first black woman elected to the  London Borough of Islington Council in 1986 and became mayor two years later. Her daughter took the post of Deputy Mayor in 1988.]]> 2023-09-13 14:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702227165 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702252210 The first woman of African descent to serve in a British cabinet and as leader of the House of Lords (2003–07). She later served as British high commissioner to Australia (2009–10); then became director of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London in 2015. In 2020, became master at University College, Oxford; she was the first woman to hold the post and the first Black person to head a college at the University of Oxford.]]> 2023-09-13 14:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702252210 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702266439 Was elected as Liverpool’s first female Mayor in May 2021-2023 , after serving as a councillor for Princes Park ward for two years. Proud to be the first Black woman to be directly elected as a Mayor in the UK. Anderson left office in May 2023, in line with the abolition of the post of Mayor of Liverpool.]]> 2023-09-13 14:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702266439 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702275714 Aged 11, she was the youngest girl ever to pass A-level computing, and was just 20 years old when she received her Master’s Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Oxford. Has held positions at Goldman Sachs, Hewlett-Packard and Deutsche Bank; and is the current President of the British Science Association. Founder of Stemettes in 2013, which has helped over 40k girls realize their STEM potential]]> 2023-09-13 15:02:48 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702275714 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702300816  First black woman to win a gold medal in the Physics News Award and served as the president of the British Science Association from 2021 to 2022. Space scientist, science communicator and presenter of the BBC’s The Sky at Night. She completed a PhD in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1994, after an undergraduate degree in Physics at Imperial College London.]]> 2023-09-13 15:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702300816 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702319701 Chair and Co-Founder, Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers UK (AFBE-UK); Technical Director, WSP. AFBE-UK, is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes higher achievements in education and engineering, particularly among people from Black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds. Formed in 2007, AFBE-UK has over 20,000 beneficiaries, a UK-wide membership of over 2500, and over 65 corporate members from a wide range of engineering organisations.  ]]> 2023-09-13 15:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702319701 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702329064 Senior Director for Government Affairs at PerkinElmer, a global science and technology corporation. She is the Chair of the General Pharmaceutical Council, UK and former Chair of the British Science Association. She also serves on the Board of the Bar Standards Board and Briyah Institute, USA. Gisela is the Founder and former Managing Director of OTGA Management Consultancy. Gisela is a Commissioner for the National Preparedness Commission in UK. She has worked in conjunction with the WHO, World Bank and the UN to improve health outcomes globally. She is also a Global Goodwill Ambassador.]]> 2023-09-13 15:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702329064 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702342034 In 1979, Anionwu became the United Kingdom's first sickle-cell and thalassemia nurse specialist, helping establish the Brent Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Counselling centre[1] with consultant haematologist Milica Brozovic. In 1999, by then a Professor of Nursing, Anionwu created the Mary Seacole Centre for Nursing Practice at the University of West London. She holds the Order of Merit, was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). She retired in 2007, and in 2016 she published her memoirs, Mixed Blessings from a Cambridge Union.]]> 2023-09-13 15:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702342034 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702358033 Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central, and has been an MP continuously since 6 May 2010. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy). As an engineer she specialised in building out infrastructure in new markets and standardising wholesale Ethernet access. Her last role before entering parliament was as head of Telecoms Technology for Ofcom the Communications Regulator.]]> 2023-09-13 15:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2702358033 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703881804 Mary Seacole's reputation after the Crimean War (1853-1856) rivalled Florence Nightingale's. Unlike Nightingale, Seacole also had the challenge to have her skills put to proper use in spite of her being black. A born healer and a woman of driving energy, she overcame official indifference and prejudice.]]> 2023-09-14 09:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703881804 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703892297 In 1958, Jones founded the West Indian Gazette (WIG), an anti-racist newspaper campaigning for social equality. This was Britain’s first commercial Black newspaper. WIG sought to unite West Indians in diaspora and to foster dialogue with Black internationalist freedom movements. The paper also highlighted patterns of anti-Black violence, racial harassment and prejudice in the UK. She helped organize the first (1959) West Indian Carnival in London. The festivities subsequently grew into the Notting Hill Carnival.]]> 2023-09-14 09:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703892297 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703905434 In 1987 Diane Abbott made history by becoming the first black woman ever elected to the British Parliament and is the longest serving black Member of Parliament (MP). She has since built a distinguished career as a parliamentarian, broadcaster and commentator. She serves as MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. Diane also Chairs the British-Caribbean All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) and the APPG for Sickle Cell and Thalassemia.]]> 2023-09-14 09:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703905434 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703913429 Fought for Black Women’s Rights in Britain. In the 27 years, she was alive, Morris raised awareness of inequalities by travelling, writing, organizing protests and setting up support groups. … Olive Morris learned early in life the consequences of fighting injustice. In 1986 the Brixton Black Women’s group, of which she was a co-founder, campaigned to have 18 Brixton Hill renamed Olive Morris House in her memory.]]> 2023-09-14 09:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703913429 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703926035 Singer and actress, who early in her career drew comparisons with Josephine Baker. Recognized as a “trailblazing performer”: in 1939, she made history as the first black singer to feature on BBC Radio, building a solid reputation not only through her work in Britain but also internationally, travelling to France, Germany, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, the United States, India and Spain. Despite being British and growing up in Battersea, her own song and dance troupe performed under the name ‘Evelyn Dove and her Plantation Creoles’]]> 2023-09-14 09:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703926035 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703945748 In her 20s she was Britain’s youngest and first black woman publisher and campaigner for diversity in publishing. She published works by many famous authors including CLR James, Sam Greenlee, George Lamming, Andrew Salkey, Michael Horowitz and many more.]]> 2023-09-14 10:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703945748 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703960529 British educationalist, community activist, and the first Black woman to be a governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). She was also a pioneer in the Windrush generation, which refers to the wave of immigrants who came to the United Kingdom from Caribbean countries between 1948 and 1971.]]> 2023-09-14 10:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703960529 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703995899 Campaigner and the mother of Stephen Lawrence, a black British teenager who was murdered in a racist attack in South East London in 1993. She is has been life peer in the House of Lords since 2013. Her ongoing efforts led to an investigation into claims of police corruption and, for her, the changes in policing remain ‘only partly done’, having revealed something about the wider society.  Despite setbacks in her campaign, Baroness Lawrence continues to lead and inspire as a powerhouse of courage, quietly persuading young people to have the confidence to stand against racism. Founder of the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation (April 22). ]]> 2023-09-14 11:01:53 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2703995899 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704012224 This list of women is not exhaustive and represents only a small part of the contribution of African women, known and unknown, to the history of their countries, Africa and all mankind.]]> 2023-09-14 11:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704012224 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704020770 The power of women by June Sarpong]]> 2023-09-14 11:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704020770 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704026243 A short history of Mary Seacole: a resource for nurses and students by Professor Elizabeth N Anionwu]]> 2023-09-14 11:29:34 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704026243 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704029569 The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot]]> 2023-09-14 11:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704029569 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704033533 Mixed blessings from a Cambridge union by Professor Elizabeth N Anionwu]]> 2023-09-14 11:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704033533 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704036201 2023-09-14 11:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704036201 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704052568 A Book of Medical Discourses, in Two Parts by Rebecca Lee Crumpler. Published in 1883. You may view the original book here. Dr Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first African American female to earn a medical degree in the United States in 1863 at the New England Female Medical College, which later became the Boston University School of Medicine.]]> 2023-09-14 11:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704052568 librarydvh https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704062533 A collection of diversity and inclusion e-books available to all NHS staff (and students on NHS placement) in England. You will require an OpenAthens account to read these via Kortext.]]> 2023-09-14 11:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/librarydvh/BHM2023/wish/2704062533