View profiles of those who already have a Blue Plaques. click here

View those who have been shortlisted for a Blue Plaque. click here

The Blue Plaques Scheme is the recognition of individuals who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of science, medicine, innovation/business practices, literature, arts and media is an important part of any civilisation and culture.

Black people have internationally and throughout the centuries made a major contribution to humankind.

In the United Kingdom for instance, these achievements are often not acknowledged, valued or recorded in our history books, statues, monuments or buildings. That is why we need to do research to find out the history of black presence in the UK and to promote their achievements to bodies like English Heritage for the Blue Plaques Scheme.

To nominate your hero or heroin, e-mail us at blueplaques@everygeneration.co.uk

Blue Plaques are erected on buildings where great figures of the past from all over the world have lived or worked. They celebrate a person's connection with an actual building and transform bricks and mortar into living history. English Heritage is the Government's statutory adviser on the historic environment, they took over the scheme in 1986 and here are now almost 800 plaques in London.

The selection criteria is:
either one hundred years from birth,  OR  twenty years from death, the building associated with them must still exist, and they can only commemorate an individual once.

This summer, Southwark Council will put up 20 blue plaques to celebrate the people, places and events that shaped the history of the borough and will have an impact on its future – and you get to choose them!
Visit www.southwark.gov.uk/plaques/BPintro.htm


View nominations for Blue Plaques by BASA and also your chance to submit who you feel should have a Blue Plaque. click here

BASA was formed in 1991 in order to foster research and help disseminate information on the history of Black peoples in Britain. To achieve this it has published a Newsletter three times a year since it was founded, which contains original articles, book reviews, information on research projects, etc. BASA has also either held its own annual conferences or has taken a major role in the convening of others, such as the commemoration of the 1945 Pan-African Congress held in Manchester in 1995, and the centenary conference on Paul Robeson held in London in 1998. The conference we held in 1999 was on archives, and has had far-reaching consequences. BASA also campaigns on a variety of educational issues such as the content of the school curricula, the training of teachers and inspectors, the award of Blue Plaques and the information given to the public in the 'great houses' and various museums.

For more information about BASA, go to their website www.basauk.com

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