Ika Hügel-Marshall: Growing up as a black child in post-war Germany
In the immediate aftermath of World War Two, thousands of children were…
Alexandra Wilson: ‘Why I became a lawyer’
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#EndSARS protests: ‘I felt I was going to die there’
One week after the Nigerian armed forces shot peaceful anti-police brutality #EndSARS…
Kim Emenike: ‘I made it to university, but then I fell through the cracks’
University life is tough and if there's no support you can barely…
Desmond Jumbam: ‘I created how it started vs how it’s going’
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Roy Francis: The black head coach who revolutionised rugby league
"Roy was the first person to come and see me after I…
David Kennedy: The African-American reverend who bought a KKK shop
In 1996, an African-American reverend called David Kennedy faced one of his…
Claudette Colvin: The 15-year-old who came before Rosa Parks
In March 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks defied segregation laws by…
Foutanga Sissoko: The playboy who got away with $242m – using ‘black magic’
One day in August 1995 a man called Foutanga Babani Sissoko walked…
Barbara Blake Hannah: The first female black reporter on British TV
When British TV got its first female black reporter in 1968 some…
