In 1936, Haile Selassie came to Bath in the west of England to escape Mussolini and the fascists who had... more

In 1987, an unknown 18 year-old Somalian model called Waris Dirie walked into the studio of renowned British photographer Terence... more

In August 2002, the remains of an indigenous South African woman called Sarah Baartman were returned to South Africa after... more

Major Charity Adams was the first African-American woman to lead a World War Two battalion. It was known as the... more

In 1973, a fashion show was held in France which became known as the Battle of Versailles, a duel between... more

Rosa Parks was brought up in Alabama during the Jim Crow era, when state laws enforced segregation in practically all... more

Lucha Reyes was one of Peru’s greatest singers. She was born into poverty in 1936 and fought terrible health problems... more

In May 1986, 16-year-old Charlotte Mensah went to work in the UK’s first luxury Afro-Caribbean hair salon, Splinters.In London’s glamorous... more

On 15 December 2013, South Africa held the funeral of Nelson Mandela who led the struggle in defeating apartheid and... more

Sixty years ago, there was a boycott of local bus services in the English city of Bristol. The bus company... more