Black History Month: Beryl Gilroy poster

Lady Phyll is one of the co-founders of the UK Black Pride, which is the Europe’s largest celebration for Black LGBT people.

Toni Morrison was the only African American author (and one of the few women) to win the Nobel Prize for literature.

Claudia Jones spent her life fighting for tolerance and equality, which led her to become a founder of the much-loved Notting Hill Carnival.

Jayaben Desai organised strikes at the Grunwick photographic film-processing plant in London in 1976-1978.

Len Kwesi Garrison worked to support the education of Black children about their history and culture, and preserving Black British history.

Margaret Busby became Britain’s first Black woman book publisher – and the youngest – when she co-founded a publishing company in 1967.