Our Black and Beyond: Celebrating Black excellence campaign aims to showcase the contributions and achievements of our Black staff, students and alumni, featuring profiles of individuals from across our City St George’s community.
Black & Beyond in a School of Health & Medical Science campaign, soon to be extended across the University. Please look out for further updates via this page.
About the campaign
In 2021, we initiated the Black and Beyond: Celebrating Black Excellence campaign. This campaign, a collaborative effort between students and staff, was inspired by Khadija Owusu and Lucrece Wasolua-Kibeti, who were final year medical students at the time. They were eager to witness increased recognition and celebration of our Black staff and students at St George's, University of London acknowledging the importance of having role models with Black backgrounds. The campaign's development received support from various members of our staff and student community.
Black and Beyond: Celebrating Black Excellence aims to spotlight the accomplishments and contributions of our Black staff and students. It features profiles of individuals from within the St George's community. By celebrating excellence, the campaign seeks to acknowledge the diverse contributions these individuals have made, whether in academia or other areas, and how their achievements can inspire us all.
The campaign has extended beyond its initial launch, and we add to our growing list of Black role models each year. We invite you to explore the outstanding contributions made thus far and encourage you to nominate someone you believe should be featured in our campaign.
Black and Beyond stories
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Ozzy David-Uwangue
"I want to use the handbook as a means to guide jobseekers on how to search for, find, and remain in employment. I am delighted to have had positive feedback from those who are currently using it."
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Tariq Marsh Henry
"I am passionate about the mental liberation of people through the attainment of knowledge"
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Jade Cobham
"I knew that in my determination and dedication would inspire many people"
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Sanchez-Jeremiah Davis
“I have learnt that everything happens for a reason. You will endure some hardship, but they do not define you”
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Vafie Sheriff
"I did not take the expected path to get to where I am now, but I would not change my journey or experiences at all"
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Janice Howard
"The thing that motivates me most is my quest for knowledge and having the opportunity to help someone realise their dream"
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Joy Ferguson
"Hopefully my decision to follow my passion and to go against the status quo will encourage other young black students to do the same"
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Sibongile Gara
"University is going to be challenging, more challenging than you think, but nothing good ever came easy"
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Samar Babiker
"My motivation comes from there being so much work in the world that needs to be done. We all have a unique potential to make change"
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Hannah Gyekye-Mensah
"I am keen to chart my path to show young black women that this is a career where they will succeed"
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Sandra Ashton
"You have to be hungry for something, you have to aspire to something! It's true for any person of any colour"
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Bradley King
"I do think that I have grown from everything that has happened to me throughout my life so far. There's always a lesson to be leartn"
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Anita Orekan
"I can see it from my parents and many other successful black people, that despite the oppression we have faced for centuries, we will continue to rise above it and excel in our fields"
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Maame Benko
"I have not had the easiest of journeys but I believe that my journey and life experiences are also testimony that you can achieve what you want if you put your mind to it"
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Frank Chinegwundoh
"I am a father of two and, as a parent, you want things to be better for your children than it was for you - for the next generation not to doubt themselves"
How to nominate
To submit a nomination for the Black & Beyond Campaign, please email communications@sgul.ac.uk with the following information:
- The full name of the person you are nominating
- Whether the nominee is a staff member/student/alumnus
- Briefly outline why you are nominating this person
- contact details for the nominee.