Claudia Jones

Claudia Jones

aka Claudia Vera Cumberbatch

KS2

  • Claudia Jones founded Britain’s first major Black newspaper, the East Indian Gazette, in 1958.
  • Jones was one of the organisers and founders of the Notting Hill Carnival.
  • Claudia Jones was a lifelong activist for women’s rights.
  • Jones worked against racism and discrimination in Britain, USA and the Commonwealth.
  • Claudia Jones was honoured as a Woman of Distinction as one of a set of Royal Mail stamps in 2008.

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