Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
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Football legend Laurie Cunningham has been honoured with a blue plaque at his childhood home.
Cunningham was one of the first black footballers to play for England and was the first British footballer to play for Real Madrid.
His plaque was unveiled in Stroud Green, north London.
It has been revealed only 4% of the 900 plaques on buildings in the city are for black and Asian figures. More
Oscar Wilde’s former home, the estate of “the first modern lesbian” and a memorial to a trans spy have been given special status by Historic England.
Six “historic LGBT venues” landmarks are being recognised for reflecting England’s “queer history”.
Chief executive Duncan Wilson said the influence of men and women “who helped build our nation has been ignored” because they came from minority groups. More