Black Britons

Joy Gardner

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:32:22 +0100

Joy Gardner had come to Britain to Vist her mother. Overstaying her 6 month Visa, she was arrested by immigration officials. She died in their Custody.

Cheif Constable Michael Fuller

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:31:26 +0100

Michael Fuller took up his role as Chief Constable of Kent on 5th January 2004. He joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1975 as a cadet. He has served in busy and demanding uniformed and CID positions throughout London and this has included service at New Scotland Yard.

Ozwald Boateng-Fashion Designer

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:30:05 +0100

Born in Ghana in the late 1960s and brought up in north London, Ozwald Boateng studied computing before dropping out to pursue fashion. He began making bespoke suits in 1990, and is widely credited with introducing Savile Row tailoring to a new generation. The first tailor to stage a catwalk show in Paris, Boateng's many clients include Laurence Fishburne, Samuel L. Jackson, Keanu Reeves and Mick Jagger.

John Blanke - Trumpeter for Henry VIII

Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:27:31 +0100

John Blanke, an African trumpeter, was a regular musician at the courts of both Henry VII and Henry VIII.