Biographies:

Melba Wilson OBE, FRS. In a professional capacity Wilson's work includes a broad public policy portfolio in health and social welfare, in both the statutory and voluntary sectors including work for Mind, as Policy Officer, Race & Mental Health Adviser and finally, as Policy Director during a six-year period. Her ongoing public policy and service development work with bodies include The King's Fund, as well as with Black and minority ethnic community groups. Previously, she was a Non-Executive Director of South West London & St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust. She was involved in various government working groups, including the London Race Equality Group and the NHS Appointments Commission's Advisory and Black and Minority Ethnic Advisory Groups.

Decolonising the Archive (DTA) are a collective that, "mobilise History, surfacing narratives that speak to Black African and Caribbean experiences on the continent and in the diaspora”. Their fundamental aim is to develop an African-centred approach to how people of African heritage 'do history'. Decolonising The Archive exists to ensure that #blackarchives are defined and disseminated by people of African heritage. Through their radio project, DTA.LIVE RADIO, they are collaborating with the Black Cultural Archives to explore a whole new way to connect to our history and shape our future. From oral histories and music to features and radio plays DTA.LIVE draws on the long history of #blackradio in the UK to bring our stories to life in a way which centres us.

For more information about accessing Black Cultural Archives collections, please visit blackculturalarchives.org/collections