Amadudu proudly celebrates Black History Month.
We’re excited to be facilitating a vibrant series of in-house activities with women and children at refuge—designed to empower, educate, and inspire. Through the rhythms of music, the richness of food, the beauty of art, and the stories of influential women of colour, we honour heritage and build hope.
Dr. Marian Croak
Inventor of VoIP tech that powers Zoom & FaceTime. Holder of 200+ patents. VP of Engineering at Google. Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. A true pioneer in tech and a champion for diversity in STEM!
Audre Lorde: Voice of Power and Resistance
Poet. Activist. Warrior. Mother.
Audre Lorde (1934–1992) was a fearless American writer and civil rights advocate who used poetry and prose to challenge injustice. A self-described “Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother,” she spoke truth to power and inspired generations to embrace their identities and fight oppression.
Quote: ‘“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” Lorde’s legacy lives on in movements for racial justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and feminist liberation
Bell Hooks
Bell Hooks (1952–2021) was a trailblazing author, feminist, and cultural critic whose work reshaped how we think about race, gender, and love. From Ain’t I a Woman? to All About Love, she challenged oppression and inspired generations to build a more just, inclusive world. Her legacy lives on through the bell hooks Institute and the countless lives she touched.
Quote: ‘What we do is more important than what we say or what we say we believe.‘
Mary Seacole
Mary Seacole (1805–1881) was a Jamaican-British nurse, healer, and humanitarian who defied racial prejudice to care for soldiers during the Crimean War. After being rejected by the British War Office, she funded her own journey and set up the British Hotel near the battlefield, earning the nickname “Mother Seacole.” Her courage, compassion, and pioneering spirit made her a beloved figure—and in 2004, she was voted the greatest Black Briton.
Baroness Valerie Amos
Trailblazer. Diplomat. Educator.
Valerie Amos shattered glass ceilings as the first Black woman in the UK Cabinet, a UN humanitarian chief, and the first Black leader of an Oxford college. From Guyana to global leadership, her legacy is one of courage, inclusion, and transformative change.
Her career is marked by a legacy of firsts, each opening doors for greater representation and inclusion. Amos is widely respected for her calm authority, commitment to social justice, and transformative leadership across government, diplomacy, and education.