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November272024

  • Book event: Celebrate The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses at the Royal College of Nursing

  • Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square, Marylebone, London, W1G ORN
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October282024

  • Meet the author and book signing at Imperial War Museum London

  • Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ
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October262024

  • Book launch – The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses

  • All Saints Church, Clydesdale Road, London, W11 1JE
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October242024

  • Online book launch for primary schools in the London Borough of Harrow

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October232024

  • The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses book launch at Buckinghamshire New University

  • Uxbridge Campus Buckinghamshire New University
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October122024

  • Children’s Afternoon book event: The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses at the Florence Nightingale Museum

  • Florence Nightingale Museum, 2 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EP
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October122024

  • Book launch: The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses – Florence Nightingale Museum – adults, evening

  • Florence Nightingale Museum, 2 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EP
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October082024

  • Scholastic Schools Live – The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses

  • Online
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September282024

  • Meet the author and book signing at Imperial War Museum London

  • Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London, SE1 6HZ
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September262024

  • Online book launch for teachers and librarians – NEW BOOK: The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses

  • Online
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The Story of Britain’s Black Nurses
October 2024
Celebrate with me

I’m delighted to announce that I’m now a full-time author having left my 9 to 5 job.

November 2022

The Story of Afro Hair longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards

I’m so thrilled to share the brilliant news that The Story of Afro Hair has been longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2023 in the 3 – 14+age category.

The books selected for the award are titles that teachers can share with pupils as part of regular classroom experience. The prestigious UKLA Book Awards are the only national awards judged entirely by teachers.

October 2022

The Story of Afro Hair chosen as Indie Book of the Month

I’m so delighted that my book celebrating the biology and history of Afro hair from ancient to modern times has been chosen as Indie Book of the Month. This means the book will be will be displayed at every independent bookshop throughout UK and Eire.

October 2021

Scholastic UK announce new Black history books for children

I’ve been self-publishing children’s Black history books since 2009. Now feels the right time to work with a mainstream publisher to make these much-needed stories more readily available. I’m looking forward to working with Scholastic UK.

September 2020

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