Prof. Sir Geoff Palmer continues to refelect on the Milestones in the UK Black Community from 2008 to the present day.

Prof. Sir Geoff Palmer continues to refelect on the Milestones in the UK Black Community from 2008 to the present day.

Prof. Sir Geof Palmer, concludes season one of Milestones in the first of a three-part series from 2008 to the present day.

1988 John Roberts QC CBE became the first Black person (of Sierra Leone background) to become a QC (or Queen's Counsel) in the UK..
1989 Professor Sir Geoff Palmer became the first Black professor (of Caribbean background) at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland.
1993 Lord Herman Ouseley became the first Black person of Caribbean background to serve as the chairman and CEO of the Commission for Racial Equality
1996 Windrush Foundation was founded in London by Sam King MBE and Arthur Torrington CBE to promote good race and community relations.
1997 Baroness Valerie Amos PC, the former CEO of the Equal Opportunities Commission (or EOC), received a life peerage to become Baroness Amos of Brondesbury in Brent.
1997 Patricia Scotland PC QC received a life peerage and became Baroness Scotland of Asthal in Oxfordshire.
1998 Chris Ofili became the first Black winner of the Turner Prize for his work which used balls of elephant dung attached to his mixed media images on canvas.
2004 Michael Fuller QPM made history by becoming the first Black man of Caribbean background to hold the title of Chief Constable in the Kent Constabulary.
August 2007 statue of President Nelson Mandela was erected in Parliament Square, London to honour his sacrifice and work to free South Africa from Apartheid.

1988 John Roberts QC CBE became the first Black person (of Sierra Leone background) to become a QC (or Queen's Counsel) in the UK..
1989 Professor Sir Geoff Palmer became the first Black professor (of Caribbean background) at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland.
1993 Lord Herman Ouseley became the first Black person of Caribbean background to serve as the chairman and CEO of the Commission for Racial Equality
1996 Windrush Foundation was founded in London by Sam King MBE and Arthur Torrington CBE to promote good race and community relations.
1997 Baroness Valerie Amos PC, the former CEO of the Equal Opportunities Commission (or EOC), received a life peerage to become Baroness Amos of Brondesbury in Brent.
1997 Patricia Scotland PC QC received a life peerage and became Baroness Scotland of Asthal in Oxfordshire.
1998 Chris Ofili became the first Black winner of the Turner Prize for his work which used balls of elephant dung attached to his mixed media images on canvas.
2004 Michael Fuller QPM made history by becoming the first Black man of Caribbean background to hold the title of Chief Constable in the Kent Constabulary.
August 2007 statue of President Nelson Mandela was erected in Parliament Square, London to honour his sacrifice and work to free South Africa from Apartheid.

Highlights include:

• In 1968 Dyke & Dryden Ltd was founded in North London, and over 30 years, or a generation, it grew to become the UK’s biggest Black led business in the cosmetics and haircare products sector.
• In 1969 Sir Learie Constantine was made a life peer and entered the House of Lords. He was the first Black person of Caribbean background to become a peer in the House of Lords.
• In 1972 the West Indian Association of Service Personnel, WASP, was founded by a group of Caribbean ex-servicemen.
• In 1975 Dr David Pitt entered the House of Lords as Baron Pitt of Hampstead; and in so doing he became the second peer of Caribbean background in the House of Lords.
• In 1981 Dame Jocelyn Barrow became the first Black woman of Caribbean background to serve as a governor of the BBC; and in 1992 she was made a Dame.
• In 1985 Lord William “Bill” Morris became the Deputy Secretary General of the Transport and General Workers Union or TGWU. He was later made a peer of the House of Lords.
• In 1987 a cohort of four Black MPs entered the House of Commons; they were the first to do so since the modern Black community emerged in the UK. They were Diane Abbott, Bernie Grant, Paul Boateng, and Keith Vas (of Asian British background).

Highlights include:

• In 1968 Dyke & Dryden Ltd was founded in North London, and over 30 years, or a generation, it grew to become the UK’s biggest Black led business in the cosmetics and haircare products sector.
• In 1969 Sir Learie Constantine was made a life peer and entered the House of Lords. He was the first Black person of Caribbean background to become a peer in the House of Lords.
• In 1972 the West Indian Association of Service Personnel, WASP, was founded by a group of Caribbean ex-servicemen.
• In 1975 Dr David Pitt entered the House of Lords as Baron Pitt of Hampstead; and in so doing he became the second peer of Caribbean background in the House of Lords.
• In 1981 Dame Jocelyn Barrow became the first Black woman of Caribbean background to serve as a governor of the BBC; and in 1992 she was made a Dame.
• In 1985 Lord William “Bill” Morris became the Deputy Secretary General of the Transport and General Workers Union or TGWU. He was later made a peer of the House of Lords.
• In 1987 a cohort of four Black MPs entered the House of Commons; they were the first to do so since the modern Black community emerged in the UK. They were Diane Abbott, Bernie Grant, Paul Boateng, and Keith Vas (of Asian British background).

In 1948 the first of the Caribbean Pentecostal Churches was founded in London. It was the Calvary Church of God in Christ. Others soon followed such as the New Testament Church of God and Church of God of Prophecy in 1953.

2. In 1954 Pamela Margaret-Ball became the first Black woman (born in Jamaica) to be admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, FRCS.

3. In 1964 the first Credit Union in Britain was set up by a group of 10 faith leaders of Caribbean background. .

4. In 1966 Sunrise Bakery was founded in the West Midlands by Herman Drummond and William Lamont mainly in response to the limited access to local employment. This enterprise is now a family run business, and the UK’s

In 1948 the first of the Caribbean Pentecostal Churches was founded in London. It was the Calvary Church of God in Christ. Others soon followed such as the New Testament Church of God and Church of God of Prophecy in 1953.

2. In 1954 Pamela Margaret-Ball became the first Black woman (born in Jamaica) to be admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, FRCS.

3. In 1964 the first Credit Union in Britain was set up by a group of 10 faith leaders of Caribbean background. .

4. In 1966 Sunrise Bakery was founded in the West Midlands by Herman Drummond and William Lamont mainly in response to the limited access to local employment. This enterprise is now a family run business, and the UK’s