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The British African-Caribbean (Afro-Caribbean) community are residents of the United Kingdom who are of British West Indian background, and whose ancestors first came from Africa. Around 566,000 people fit this description.
Bajan and Trinidadian pilots in the Royal Air Force during World War II
In 1998, an area of public open space in Brixton was renamed Windrush Square to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the ship bringing the first large group of West Indian migrants to the UK.
Dancers at the Notting Hill Carnival
Ridley Road Market in Dalston, London, which sells African-Caribbean music, textiles, and food including goat meat, yams, mangos and spices.
Diane Abbott, born to Jamaican parents, became the first black woman elected to the House of Commons in 1987
Scotch bonnet peppers imported from the Caribbean on sale at London's Brixton Market. The peppers are a key ingredient of "Jerk" dishes.
Tate Britain gallery which houses works by Donald Rodney and Sonia Boyce
Former Musical Youth Frontman Dennis Seaton in 2005
Successful DJ and musician Goldie, born to Scottish and Jamaican parents
Former Derby County player Michael Johnson, a who player who has played for the Jamaican national football team
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand, whose father came to Britain from St. Lucia, is a former captain of the English national team.
