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

Beryl Gilroy was born in British Guiana in 1924. She was a pioneering writer, teacher and part of the ‘Windrush generation.

Lewis Hamilton is the first Black Formula One driver, a seven-time world champion, and social justice advocate

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

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

Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon is a computer scientist, mathematician and founder of Stemettes, a social enterprise encouraging the next generation of girls into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and maths).

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

The Abasindi Co-operative was founded in the 1980s by Afro-Caribbean women to fight racial and gender inequality, and support Black communities in Manchester.

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

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

If you are appointed a green rep, ask your district secretary to advise your head teacher of your appointment using this model letter.

The NEU stress survey is designed to work at individual school/college level as a means of identifying workplace stressors amongst NEU members.