African Diaspora

Tolulope Adeleke-Aire is a trained nurse and midwife who moved to Nigeria from the UK. She’s teaching men what to expect during pregnancy and delivery, as well as taking care of their newborn . “I really want dads to be a lot more…

Axel Tuanzebe, the star outperforming his teammates in Manchester United football club wouldn’t have had the opportunity to do so if his parents hadn’t made the decision to leave their home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. “I…

In the middle of the last century, thousands of students from African countries were studying at Irish universities. Some had children outside marriage, who were then placed in one of Ireland's notorious mother and baby homes. Today these…

Though recently performing on national television in the UK, Fatiha El-Ghorri could not see past her circumstance five years ago. Living in a shelter for women, Fatiha had been divorced twice. Life had to come to a turning point.  “So,…

Tinuke Oyediran broke two Guinness World Records. She achieved the most cartwheels on roller skates for one minute with 30 and most spins on e-skates with 70 in one minute. “I feel very overwhelmed and very happy and very excited. The…

It all started in the house at the top of the hill. The highest of five homes on a road in Castleton, Jamaica is where the darts journey began for Deta Hedman. A journey that established her as one of Britain's most successful female darts…

Ibrahim Omer, originally from Eritrea, a United Nations interpreter, longed for a different lifestyle once tension rose in his home country. So in pursuit of a new life, he fled home to New Zealand where he is now an MP for one of New…

Kenyan born photographer, Polly Irungu, was able to live the American dream when her work was featured on a Nasdaq billboard in New York's Times Square as part of an ‘Amplifying Black Voices’ campaign. “Having my photos in Times Square…

In the immediate aftermath of World War Two, thousands of children were born to white German women and black American soldiers who were stationed in Allied-occupied Germany. The mixed-race infants were viewed with contempt by many…

Alexandra Wilson is a young black British barrister changing the face of Britain’s legal system.  Growing up, she never knew any lawyers but one day, after hearing the news that one of her close friends had been murdered by two black…