Theme of the

Week

Black History Month

-HonestyThursday

Word of the Day

The limits of my language means the limits of my world.

Sincerely

Today we are celebrating the following British Black Women…

Oona King was MP for Bethnal Green and Bow between 1997 and 2005, and stood for the Labour selection to be mayor of London. She is a Baroness and Member of the House of Lords, and former Chief Diversity Officer of Channel 4.

Talented saxophonist and double MOBO Award winner YolanDa Brown has been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Arts by the University of East London on 2 December 2010 at the Barbican, alongside human rights campaigner Bianca Jagger and Time Out editor Mark Frith.

In 1987 Diane Abbott made history by becoming the first black woman ever elected to the British Parliament. She has since built a distinguished career as a parliamentarian, broadcaster and commentator.

Diane is founder of the London Schools and the Black Child initiative, which aims to raise educational achievement levels amongst Black children. She hosts an annual conference for educators, children and their parents and an annual academic awards ceremony.

Kanya Kingis the CEO of the Mobo Organisation. She worked her way up from a television researcher and a booker for Radio 2 to being the driving force behind one of Britain's most successful music awards. The annual Mobos - - celebrate Music of Black Origin and are now in their 11th year. She also publishes the Mobo Magazine and has appointed Terry Mansfield, formerly of the National Magazine Company, to work on that project. She is the youngest of nine children and grew up in north-west London with a Ghanaian father and Irish mother.

Former editor of Pride Magazine

Inspired by Seb Coe after watching him win Olympic gold medals in 1500m at 1984 Olympics, which then led her to have the dream of being an Olympic Champion.

Olympic heptathlon gold medal winner

Alek Wek (born 16 April 1977) is a Sudanese British model who first appeared on the catwalks at the age of 18 in 1995

Reflection

Can you think of all the unsung heroes that do not allow any barrier – colour or creed to stop them from success