This slideshow with 31 amazing Black Britons will inspire your students and teach them about the achievements of 31 people with African and Caribbean heritage who’ve contributed to the history and culture of Britain.
There are enough slides to show one for each day of Black History Month.
The text is editable so you can adapt this to your needs (images and layout aren’t editable), plus there are some vocabulary slides at the beginning which you can add to or delete depending on your class.
Who’s included?
Anne-Marie Imafidon - computer scientist and founder of STEMETTES
Bill Morris - General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers’ Union
Colin Jackson - Welsh athlete, coach, writer and TV presenter
David Lammy - lawyer and politician
Diane Abbott - politician
Eleanor Smith - nurse, politician, and president of a trade union
Elizabeth Anionwu - Britain’s first nurse specialist for two blood diseases
Floella Benjamin - singer, actress, author, presenter, advocate and politician
Ian Wright - professional football player and TV presenter
Idris Elba - actor, director, singer, rapper and DJ
Ignatius Sancho - composer, writer, actor and business owner
Ira Aldridge - the highest-paid Black actor of his time
Jackie Kay - Scottish poet, playwright and author
John Archer - London’s first Black mayor
Kemi Badenoch - politician, computer systems engineer
Learie Constantine - cricket hero and politican
Lenny Henry - comedian, actor and writer
Lewis Hamilton - racing driver with seven world titles
Lubaina Himid - artist and art curator
Mary Seacole - a well-loved nurse in the Crimean War
Moira Stuart - TV and radio presenter
Mo Farah - one of Britain’s greatest long-distance runners
Mo Ibrahim - a successful businessman and philanthropist
Naomi Campbell - model, actress and TV show host
Olaudah Equiano - fought to end slavery and wrote about his life as a slave
Ozwald Boateng - fashion designer
Paul Boateng - lawyer, politician and British HIgh Commissioner
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - composer and conductor
Shirley Bassey - a popular singer with over 140 million records sold
Valerie Amos - MP, British High Commissioner, leader of the House of Lords
Walter Tull - professional football player, Lieutenant in the British Army
I hope your students enjoy learning about these amazing people!
You will receive a PowerPoint file with editable text (not images or layout).
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