Baroness Amos Valerie Ann Amos was born in British Guiana (now Guyana) and moved to England as a child. A member of the Labour Party,...READ MORE
Season SevenViv Anderson This native of Nottingham became the first black football player to represent England in a full international match. He made his senior debut...READ MORE
Season SevenLord Learie Constantine Born in Trinidad, Learie Constantine first gained prominence as an outstanding West Indian cricketer. He toured England with the West Indies team...READ MORE
Season SevenToni Morrison In 1993, Toni Morrison became the first woman of African descent to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. The achievement was a fitting...READ MORE
Season SevenSir William Arthur Lewis This prominent economist was born in Saint Lucia when it was still part of what were known as the British Windward...READ MORE
Season SevenMiriam Makeba Before the rise of Miriam Makeba, very few Europeans or Americans had ever heard of African musicians. Her release of Lovely Lies in...READ MORE
Season SevenW.E.B. Dubois The first American of African descent to earn a doctorate at Harvard went on to found the National Association for the Advancement of...READ MORE
Season SevenDebi Thomas In an event dominated by white athletes, it took until 1988 for a black participant to medal at the Winter Olympic Games. In...READ MORE
Season Seven