Emma Clarke (footballer)
Emma Clarke (born 1876) was a British footballer, considered to be the first known black women’s footballer in Britain.
Shirley Bassey
In 1977 she received the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist in the previous 25 years.
Wilfred Wood (Bishop of Croydon)
Wilfred Denniston Wood KA (born 15 June 1936) is a Barbadian-British Anglican who was the Bishop of Croydon from 1985 to 2003 (and the first area bishop there from 1991), the first black bishop in the Church of…
Mary Seacole
Mary Seacole relied on her skill and experience as a healer and a female doctor from Jamaica.