AFRICAN LIVES IN NORTHERN ENGLAND —
AFRICAN LIVES IN NORTHERN ENGLAND —
Welcome to African Lives in Northern England
Discover the often untold stories of brilliant and resilient people of African heritage and their roles in North East past, present and future.
Upcoming African Lives in Newcastle Walk dates:
20th September & 4th October
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20th September & 4th October ...
Heritage Day Walk: African Footsteps
What our participants say about the walks…
"It helped me recognise the importance of Newcastle within broader issues of social and racial justice ... "Lovely leaders with an abundance of knowledge which was delivered so well" ... "Makes me reevaluate my experience of living and studying in Newcastle" ...
"It helped me recognise the importance of Newcastle within broader issues of social and racial justice ... "Lovely leaders with an abundance of knowledge which was delivered so well" ... "Makes me reevaluate my experience of living and studying in Newcastle" ...
Unveiling of Plaque in honour of Irene Ighodaro
On Wednesday 25th June, a plaque in honour of Irene Ighodaro was unveiled at Easton Hall, Eskdale Terrace, Jesmond, where she lived as a medical student in the late 1930s. African Lives in Northern England are overjoyed to see her life and work celebrated.
Dr Irene Ighodaro worked at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary in the 1940s, where she specialised in gynaecology and supported the war effort. She also ran the private practice of her brother, Dr Robert Wellesley Cole’s in Denton, for a period of time.
Having had a distiguished career, she was awarded an MBE in 1958 for her contribution to education and healthcare and became a consultant in maternal and child health to the World Health Organisation and authoring a book Baby’s First Year in 1966.
Read more in Newcastle City Council’s article here.
Video footage of the plaque unveiling
Website launch
Listen to the speeches for website launch featuring speakers, Justine King (Show Racism the Red Card), Chi Onwurah (MP for Newcastle), Bill Griffiths (TWAM) and Dr. Jordan Mullard (Durham University).
