The Alma Stephenson Dever Page – People
Gary Younge (1969- )
Writer Gary Younge was born in January 1969 in Hertfordshire, England, to Barbadian parents. He grew up in the town...
Olive Elaine Morris (1952-1979)
Olive Elaine Morris was a member of the British Black Panther Party and a grassroots activist in Great Britain. Morris...
Francis Williams (Jamaica) (1700-1770)
Francis Williams is reputed to be the first person of African ancestry to graduate from Cambridge University. Williams was born...
Justin Soni Fashanu (1961-1998)
Justin Soni Fashanu was Britain’s first black openly gay footballer to earn a £1 million transfer fees contract. Born in...
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (1999- )
Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a teenage cellist who performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle on...
Idrissa Akuna “Idris” Elba (1972- )
Idrissa Akuna “Idris” Elba is a British actor best known for his roles in The Wire and Mandela: Long Walk...
John Sentamu (1949- )
In 2005, John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu was installed as the Anglican Church’s Archbishop of York. Sentamu was born on June...
John Henry Smythe (1915-1996)
Jurist and Royal Air Force (RAF) Flight Lieutenant John “Johnny” Henry Smythe was born on June 30, 1915, in the...
Sarah Forbes Bonetta (1843-1880)
Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a princess of the Egbado clan of the Yoruba people, is best known as the goddaughter of...
