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Margaret Busby CBE

Margaret Busby CBE

by | 11/07/26 | Blog, Changemaker, Media, Social, Thought Leadership

Margaret Yvonne Busby, CBE, Hon. FRSL (born 1944), also known as Nana Akua Ackon, is a Ghanaian-born publisher, editor, writer and broadcaster, resident in the UK.
She was Britain's youngest publisher as well as the first black female book publisher in the UK when she and Clive Allison (1944–2011) co-founded
the London-based publishing house Allison and Busby (A & B) in the 1960s. She edited the anthology Daughters of Africa (1992), and its 2019 follow-up
New Daughters of Africa. She is a recipient of the Benson Medal from the Royal Society of Literature. In 2020, she was voted one of the "100 Great Black Britons".
In 2021, she was honoured with the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2023, Busby was named as president of English PEN.

Mercedes Benson

Mercedes Benson

by | 02/07/26 | Blog, Changemaker, Social Media, Steering

Mercedes Benson is a London-based digital creator, international DJ, and cultural commentator, known for her bold, authentic voice at the intersection of creativity, entrepreneurship, and social impact.

 Mercedes is a multihyphenate utilizing her talents across mediums, categories, and cultures, shes'a a mover and a shaker.

 

 

SOURCE: BNOC

 

Mercedes Benson is a powerhouse DJ, cultural curator, and creative entrepreneur redefining the sound and spirit of today’s music scene. Based in London, her signature sets fuse Afrobeats, Amapiano, R&B, hip-hop, and global club edits, earning her a reputation for bringing unmatched energy and flavour to every stage.

From Wireless to Glastonbury, Mercedes has lit up some of the UK’s most iconic festivals, while also performing internationally for global names including Spotify, Google, Balmain, and Hennessy. Beyond the decks, she has carved out an influential space as the founder of SocialFIXT, a ground-breaking platform connecting diverse talent to opportunities within the creative industries.

Mercedes’ work sits at the intersection of music, culture, and purpose. She’s not just a DJ but a trusted tastemaker and leader who champions representation, community, and creativity wherever she goes. With her unique ability to move both crowds and conversations, Mercedes continues to inspire a new generation to take up space and shape culture on their own terms.

DAIR

DAIR

by | 25/06/26 | AI, Blog, Changemaker, Ethical AI

We build the technologies we want to see in the world.

People want and deserve to see themselves reflected in technology. We believe that the suite of tools known as “artificial intelligence” can include thoughtful, supportive, and inclusive technologies that benefit our communities. However, we also believe that AI is seldom the solution and its advance should not be treated as inevitable.

 

Black in AI

Black in AI

by | 25/06/26 | AI, Blog, Changemaker, Ethical AI, Navigation, Steering, Technology

Timnit Gebru - the first Black woman to be hired as a research scientist at Google in the United States—brainstormed a solution with fellow history-maker Rediet Abebe, the first Black woman to earn a PhD in computer science from Cornell University and the first Black woman to become a tenure-track professor at the University of California, Berkeley.

 

 

Timnit W. Gebru (Amharic and Tigrinya: ትምኒት ገብሩ; 1982/1983) is an Eritrean Ethiopian-born computer scientist who works in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), algorithmic bias and data mining.[5] She is a co-founder of Black in AI, an advocacy group that has pushed for more Black roles in AI development and research.

Timnit Gebru

The Distributed AI Research Institute is an independent organization conducting community-rooted research. We are a globally distributed group of academics, activists, and engineers who believe in technology that benefits everyone.

Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich

by | 22/06/26 | Blog, Changemaker

Erin Brockovich (née Pattee; born June 22, 1960) is an American paralegal, consumer advocate, and environmental activist who was instrumental in building a case against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) involving groundwater contamination in Hinkley, California, for attorney Ed Masry in 1993. Their successful lawsuit was the subject of the Oscar-winning film Erin Brockovich (2000), starring Julia Roberts as Brockovich and Albert Finney as Masry.

Since then, Brockovich has become a media personality, hosting the TV series Challenge America with Erin Brockovich on ABC and Final Justice on Zone Reality, and became president of Brockovich Research & Consulting. She also works as a consultant for the New York law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg, which has a focus on personal injury claims for asbestos exposure, and Shine Lawyers in Australia. She worked as a consultant for the now-defunct California law firm Girardi & Keese.