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The actor and campaigner came to Britain from Trinidad and Tobago in 1954 and rose to join Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre company. Clint Dyer and others explain why we should remember her

<strong>Letters: </strong>Black women from the 1950s and 1960s should not be forgotten and written out of history, says <strong>Anya Edmond-Pettitt</strong>,<strong> </strong>and<strong> Jennifer Henley </strong>champions the artist<strong> </strong>Sharon Walters

For the Caribbean diaspora living in London, there may never have been a quieter weekend than the one in August 2020 that normally would have seen the Notting Hill Carnival. England has no shortage of full-sensory festival experiences, from music in Glastonbury to Diwali celebrations in Leicester. But there’s nothing quite like visiting the Notting Hill Carnival. You exit the tube station, get off the bus or dismount your bike, and enter the irresistible hum of the celebrations, stepping off ...

How a Trinidadian Communist Invented London’s Biggest Party The Notting Hill Carnival was canceled last year. But it likely wouldn’t exist at all without the efforts of Claudia Jones. By Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff For the Caribbean diaspora living in London, there may never have been a quieter weekend than the one in August 2020 that normally would have seen the Notting Hill Carnival. England has no shortage of full-sensory festival experiences, from music in Glastonbury to Diwali celebr...