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Operation Black Vote(OBV) Launched the 2024 Westminster Civic Leadership Programme. It was held on the 12th of February, 2024, at the prestigious Lord Mayor’s Parlour, in the heart of Westminster.

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Operation Black Vote (OBV) is deeply saddened to announce the untimely passing yesterday, of our esteemed Board Member and friend, Audrey Adams. Audrey passed away yesterday – 3rd February.

Operation Black Vote is sad to announce the untimely passing of Yvonne Witter, our interim Chief Executive.

In the 9 months that Yvonne has worked with us, she has made an important contribution to our work and the wider anti-racist cause in this country.

Please join us in extending our prayers and deepest condolences to her family and loved ones. She will be missed by so many, especially those of us who are committed to freedom, justice and equality for all.

We will continue to honour her contribution.

Rest in peace Yvonne.

In the diverse tapestry of the United Kingdom's cultural landscape, health and well-being are universal aspirations that transcend ethnicity, origin, and background. Yet, beneath the veneer of universal healthcare accessibility, a narrative of disparity emerges, shedding light on the challenges encountered by the Global Majority, who are the Non-white UK residents, when seeking to access healthcare services in the UK.

Operation Black Vote in partnership with Westminster City Council is delighted to launch a unique Civic Leadership Programme to nurture Westminster’s future leaders.

The Programme is designed to encourage people from black and minority ethnicity communities to get more involved in civic and political leadership. You will have the opportunity to observe areas of public life including:

This contentious statement is itself put to rest, by the highly popular book, ‘The Adventures of an Edwardian Black Intellectual: The Story of James Arthur Harley’.

Written by OBV graduate, Pamela Roberts, the discovery of the Edwardian Black Intellectual, is a fortuitous one. Whilst holidaying in New Zealand, a throwaway remark made by a tourist guide, led Roberts to discover the archives of James Arthur Harley languishing in a battered suitcase in a family home in Leicestershire.