Beyond the Black Panthers: Dr Beverly Bryan
Sep 8, 2021
Professor of Education, author, Black women's activist, primary school teacher and former British Black Panther discusses her life and works
About this event
Dr Beverley Bryan is co-author of the classic book ‘Heart of the Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain’ (1985) which detailed the experiences of ordinary Black women and their fight for equality from post-war up to 1980s Britain.
This event is organised by Black History Walks in conjunction with the Sarah Parker Remond Centre at U.C.L
Dr Bryan was a founder member of the Brixton Black Women’s Group; a Saturday school organiser, a mainstream primary school teacher who pioneered Black history teaching in her classroom in the 1970s and a member of the British Black Panther Movement. A lifelong educator, Beverley Bryan is a retired Professor of Language Education from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica