16/06/2026
Did you know? 📸
Neil Kenlock arrived in Britain from Jamaica at just 13 years old — and went on to become one of the most important visual chroniclers of Black British life.
As a young adult he was a photographer for the West Indian World, edited by the legendary Claudia Jones — who founded Notting Hill Carnival.
In 1979 he co-founded ROOT magazine — the first glossy lifestyle publication aimed at Black British readers.
Then in 1990 he helped launch the legendary radio station Choice FM - the UK's first 24-hour licensed Black music station.
Now, more than 50 years on, his daughter Emelia is making sure those images — and the stories they carry — are never lost.
➡️ Read more about him and other trailblazers in the Windrush issue of the Voice Newspaper. 📰
🔗Link in bio.
