Black History Month 2012

October is Black History Month here in the UK and I wanted to take a moment to post a quick (real quick) homage to just a few of the Black Women in Britain I admire. As a History graduate selecting just twelve women was really hard but I wanted it to be diverse and as current as possible.

Row
1. Naomi Campbell -Model
2. Pat Mcgrath -Makeup Artist and Beauty Industry heavyweight;  DR Yana Johnson MBE - Yana Cosmetics; Ruby Hammer - Ruby & Millie
3. Sade- Singer; De'ree- Singer; Beverly Knight - singer who recently launched her own makeup line here in the UK.
4. Diane Abbott - Politician; Baroness Scotland - Politician; Baroness Amos- Politician; Doreen Lawrence OBE- Campaigner; Moria Stewart – Broadcaster.