Calling Una Marson / June Sarpong and Jennifer Obidike.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sarpong, June, author.

Obidike, Jennifer, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marson, Una, 1905-1965.

Marson, Una.

Women television journalists--Great Britain--Biography.

Women television journalists.

Television journalists--Great Britain--Biography.

Television journalists.

Minority journalists--Great Britain--Biography.

Minority journalists.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

312 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Akan Books, 2025.

Summary:

A powerful biography shining a light on the incredible forgotten legacy of the BBC's first Black female broadcaster The groundbreaking story of the BBC's first Black woman broadcaster-finally brought to light.Una Marson was unstoppable-a poet whose words lit up hearts, a broadcaster who made history in 1941 as the first Black woman on the BBC, and an activist who fought fiercely for racial and gender equality. She brought Caribbean culture to the global stage, challenged prejudice head-on, and dared to imagine a better world. Yet history nearly erased her.From the streets of 1920s Kingston, Jamaica, to the heart of British broadcasting during World War II, Una's journey was one of resilience, ambition, and brilliance. She shared ideas with George Orwell, held her ground with T.S. Eliot, and used her voice to amplify the silenced while navigating a world unprepared for her genius.Calling Una Marson restores this trailblazing woman to her rightful place in history. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, it celebrates her dazzling, difficult life and the legacy of courage, creativity, and justice she left behind.

Contents:

Foreword: a name we should all know

Part one. 1. When Kingston beckons

2. The Cosmopolitan

3. A country girl makes a splash in the city

4. 'London calling' (Part I)

5. Una and the League of Coloured Peoples

6. The Omanhene comes to visit

7. The Palace of the Star

8. The fallacy of black liberation

Part two. 9. Kingston riots

10. 'London calling' (Part II)

11. Calling the West Indies

Troubled waters

The beginning of the end

The recuperation years

Mrs Una Staples

From Kingston to Israel and back again

Afterword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780008603885

000860388X

OCLC:

1467942534