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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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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).

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

Application form to apply for a six-day delegation to Poland during the May half term, Sunday 24 - Friday 29 May 2026

This teaching resource aims to support primary school educators to facilitate conversations around Islamophobia and Muslim contributions within the classroom and wider school community.