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Speaking about 'A IS FOR AFRICA', Isaiah says: 'I want you to show A is for Africa to anyone who asks you about me, asks how he's doing or where he's been. This song isn't hiding or shy, it doesn ...
Calling Una Marson: The Extraordinary Life of a Forgotten Icon by June Sarpong and Jennifer Obidike is published in hardback by Akan Books, priced £20 (ebook £9.99).
Her latest venture, Calling Una Marson: The Extraordinary Life of a Forgotten Icon, hopes to inspire others, no matter what their background. Throughout her own journey, ...
Calling Una Marson: The Extraordinary Life of a Forgotten Icon by June Sarpong and Jennifer Obidike is published in hardback by Akan Books, priced £20 (ebook £9.99).
The BBC's first Black female broadcaster, Una Marson, has been honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque at her former West Hampstead home.
Jamaican journalist, activist and author, Una Marson (1905 - 1965), having lunch at the BBC canteen in Broadcasting House, ENGLISH HERITAGE has today announced a blue plaque celebrating the ...
Broadcaster Una Marson also now has a Blue Plaque. Another Blue Plaque has just been unveiled, at The Mansions, Mill Lane in West Hampstead — this one dedicated to Una Marson , the BBC's first ...
Akan Books celebrated the publication of its debut title, Calling Una Marson, with a launch party at the News Building in London Bridge last night (27th February).. The new HarperCollins imprint ...
Calling Una Marson: The Extraordinary Life Of A Forgotten Icon by June Sarpong and Jennifer Obidike is published in hardback by Akan Books. Available February 27th. View this post on Instagram.
Witty, post-war novelist Barbara Pym, ballerina and co-founder of the English National Ballet Alicia Markova and Jamaican poet Una Marson, the BBC’s first black producer, are also among those ...
Breakfast at Tiffany’s actor Audrey Hepburn and glam rock icon Marc Bolan are among the famous names that will receive a blue plaque in 2025.. Other names that will be celebrated in the London ...
Other names that will be celebrated in the London scheme from English Heritage are novelist Barbara Pym, artist Graham Sutherland, ballerina Alicia Markova and Jamaican writer and campaigner Una ...