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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.

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.

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

A risk assessment is a systematic process of identifying hazards (anything which could cause harm in the work environment), evaluating the risk of such harm arising and implementing reasonable control measures to prevent or reduce the risk.

Resolution passed at the 2026 support staff special conference