The late Len Garrison, founder of the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton, is one of the people interviewed in the new e-book Black Success Stories.
At a time when Black boys and young men are under threat, being denied educational and career opportunities, some of the most prominent African Caribbean members of British society today speak about how they have overcome obstacles and achieved success in their chosen fields. These stories are informative, inspiring and uplifting.
Garrison describes how he collected historical materials in his free time, at a time when the museums in Britain were not collecting these artefacts. He states:
We have a continuity. Even though we have come via different routes, we have a continuity with the Black African people who have been coming to this country from the 15th century and even before.
Some of the other interviews include:
• Diane Abbott MP, first African Caribbean woman to be elected to the House of Commons
• Henry Bonsu, journalist and broadcaster
• Jak Dodd, inventor of the Nubian Jak board game
And more.
These interviews remind us that people of African heritage are achieving great success in Britain, that we have many brilliant role models and that there is much to celebrate.
This e-book is 139 pages long and takes approximately 34 minutes to view (if viewed all at once).
To view the e-book, you need:
Windows XP Operating System or Macintosh OS X.
Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher or Mozilla Firefox version 0.6 or higher. The e-book works best in Internet Explorer.
To download the Black Success Stories E-Book for £9.95, go to: www.Black-Success.com.
