Black Profiles

A series of 7 exciting books suitable for age range 9-12. This series has been devised by TAMARIND to make role models of success directly accessible to ALL children at school and at home.

These books will bring the early reader close to Black achievers, in a direct and sensitive way. The role models in these profiles are not the lucky few superior beings, but are accessible and ordinary people. The reader will be able to identify with many of the experiences of the protagonists.

Chinwe Roy - Artist

Chinwe Roy is a Suffolk artist, born in Nigeria. Her university degree is in Graphic Design and she has a wide range of skills, including still life, painting and sculpture.
She survived the Biafran war only to be struck down by a devastating illness. She has since painted many famous people including Kriss Akabusi, the athelete. Her commission to paint the Queen, the first black person ever to do so, brings her to the peak of her successful career.

"Full marks to Tamarind for their excellent Black Profiles series. Children need positive role models and this precisely, is what the series will provide." Scholastic Junior Education

Also available:

Benjamin Zephaniah - Poet
Malorie Blackman - Author
Lord John Taylor of Warwick - Barrister
Baroness Scotland of Asthal - Queen's Counsel and Politician
Jim Braithwaite - Entrepreneur
Samantha Tross - Surgeon