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To mark the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, The Royal Gazette is publishing three profiles a week of outstanding Black Bermudians from history. Today’s profile is of Dame Lois Browne-Evans, who was a major figure in politics and the law...

WL “Bip” Tucker steered Bermuda’s first law mandating universal adult suffrage

Charles Lloyd Tucker was the leading Black artist of the 1950s and 1960s, crossing racial boundaries and inspiring future generations of artists and art lovers

EF Gordon was a tireless fighter for civil rights for Black Bermudians and workers’ rights as the founder of what became the Bermuda Industrial Union

Edith Mary Crawford came from a family of trailblazers and also helped to lead the Girl Guides

Wenona Robinson dedicated her life to community service as a founder of the Sunshine League, a Girl Guide leader and a speech teacher

Joseph Henry Thomas was a leading educator after Emancipation and a founder of many friendly societies

To mark the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, The Royal Gazette will publish three profiles a week of outstanding Black Bermudians from history. Today’s profile is of Augustus Henry Swan, who was a teacher at one of Bermuda’s first school...

Family and friends gather to honour her, and she reminisces about life and career

Millicent Grace deShield Washington, was one of the last of the generation of Black Bermudian nurses who trained at the Cottage Hospital Nursing Home. Mrs Washington, who passed away at her daughter’s residence on February 1, would have been 99 years...