Modern Icons
British grime MC, rapper, record producer, fashion designer, film director and DJ also known Skeppy
Skepta
owns the F1 record for career race victories and is tied with Michael Schumacher for the most drivers’ championships
Lewis Hamilton
first black woman elected to the UK Parliament, and in 2024 became its longest-serving female MP, earning the title Mother of the House
Dianne Abbot
music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Jazz Music
number of countries in Africa
54
English professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Barcelona, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United, and the England national team
Marcus Rashford
the first and only man in Olympic history to win both the 100- and 200-meter races in record times
Usain Bolt
British nurse and businesswoman, famous for her nursing work during the Crimean War and for publishing the first autobiography written by a black woman in Britain
Country in North Africa with atleast 223 pyramids
Sudan
how many teams qualify for afcon
24 teams
South London rapper who help to set up a scholarship scheme for black students studying at Cambridge university
Stormzy
Somalian-born British distance runner who won gold medals in both the 5,000-metre and 10,000-metre races at both 2012 and 2016 olympics
Mo Farah
18-year-old black British citizen from Plumstead, southeast London, who was murdered in a racially motivated attack
Stephen Lawrence
Carribean country that help to influence the global civil right movement
Jamaica
the amount of African countries colonized by Great Britain
32 colonies
British actor who is perhaps best known for his work on the television series The Wire and Luther
Idris Elba
British sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m and she holds national records in all three sprint events, making her the fastest British woman on record
Dina Asher-Smith
First black british police officer in England
Walter Tull
one of the richest countries in the world in regards to natural resources, and everything from copper and cobalt to diamonds and tin are found there
Democratic Republic of Congo
1948
one of six models of her generation declared supermodels by the fashion industry and the international press, she was the first black woman to appear as a model on the covers of Time and Vogue France.
Naomi Campbell
professional boxer and retired with an undefeated record, won gold medals in the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics and was the first openly LGBT person to win an Olympic boxing gold medal
Nicola Adams
Trinidadian social and political activist and journalist who advocated for Black individuals, women, and workers in both the United States and England
Claudia Jones
first african country to win a olympic gold medal
Ethiopa
Date of Zimbabwean Independence
April 18, 1980