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Honorary doctorate for Birmingham’s Jamaican pattie king
Given 24 hours to live after contracting Covid in April 2020, Wade Lyn CBE bounced back to health by demonstrating the fighting qualities that have made him such a formidable figure in the West Mid...
Campaigner for visual impairment services awarded honorary doctorate
An advocate and campaigner for vision rehabilitation says comedian Chris McCausland “has been a beacon for what blind people can do” following his success in the hit BBC show Strictly Come Dancing....
‘Godfather of Black British Photography’ receives honorary doctorate
An award-winning photographer who created one of the most significant archives of Black British life and culture has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Birmingham City University (BCU).
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