Five Black journalists who should be as popular as Orwell

Five Black Journalists Who Should Be as Popular as Orwell

Yvonne Singh highlights the lives and legacies of five Black British journalists who deserve the same recognition as George Orwell.

Edwards edited Lux, a Christian paper, and Fraternity, a progressive journal that promoted racial justice in Victorian Britain.

Edwards was a famed orator who rose to prominence through the Primitive Methodists.
He shared the stage with notable figures like Annie Besant and George Bernard Shaw at London's Victoria Park.
His monthly titles were distributed in major UK cities, with Fraternity's circulation peaking at 7,000 in September 1883.

Edwards used his journals to question colonisation and Cecil Rhodes's acts in Matabeleland (now Zimbabwe).

Author's summary: Discover five Black British journalists who made significant contributions to history.

The History Press — 2025-10-29