Unveiled on Windrush Day 2022, the National Windrush monument by artist Basil Watson pays tribute to the Caribbean pioneers. From emotional theatre performances to live music and riveting spoken word poetry – the lineup is filled with events that you’ll definitely want to add to your calendar.

More than 1,100 hand sanitisers are installed across the network, and at least 200 UV light devices are continually sanitising escalator handrails. Musician, compere, and DJ. His big break came when hecomperedfor The Beatles’ first performance in Hull in 1962 Worked in an aircraft factory during WWII and is one of the first women of colour to allow historians to record her experiences of Exeter during wartimeActor and a key figure during the Harlem Renaissance. Her open relationship with a female English aristocrat transcended both racial and sexual boundaries of the time As well as his exceptionally long service, Momodou was also decorated for saving a passenger’s life. In 1962, when working as a relief signalman at Covent Garden Underground station, Momodou noticed a man walking past his signal cabin into the path of an oncoming train from Holborn. He immediately set all signals to danger and dashed into the Tube tunnel to save the man, with the train braking to a halt only ten yards in front ofthem. In a bid for his freedom from enslavement, he was instrumental in a 1772 court case thatconfimedslavery was not legal in England

Writer whose works featured the diasporic nature of her life and the hostility she faced in Britain TfL Go enables customers to access live updates and train times for every station, as well as real time information on how busy London Underground stations are throughout the day to help customers choose the quieter times to travel. One of the Mangrove 9 who was arrested following aprotest againstpolice raids at the Mangrove club in Notting Hill in 1970 Louis appears to have worked on the trams as late as 1922, rising to the role of inspector – another significant achievement. By the 1930s he had changed careers, owning a newsagent shop in Sutton. Louis died in 1958, aged82.Customers are also reminded that they need to wear a face covering on TfL services and stations under TfL's condition of carriage, unless they are exempt. Across the network there are more than 500 uniformed officers undertaking compliance activity across London, with non-exempt customers who fail to comply may be refused travel. The event encompasses more than just literature. You can expect drama and dance as well as poetry and song to play roles in the weaving of the narratives. Singer,musician,and cabaret star in the 1920s and 1930s. High profile relationships with women and men include Ivor Novello and Cole Porter

It is fantastic to see the true scale and breadth of this contribution commemorated on TfL's iconic Tube map - a symbol so synonymous with London and the UK.' Author and social commentator. Her fourth novel, Small Island won critical acclaim and literary awardsTfL has previously partnered with organisations to produce reimagined Tube maps based on themes - including for the London 2012 Games, the 150th anniversary of the FA, the Royal Observatory Greenwich and The Globe Theatre Medical researcher, civil servant, and writer, with an award in her name to recognise LGBTinvididualswho have excelled in their field Actor, comedian, and writer. After working on the BBC TV show The Real McCoy, Dexter went on to write several pilots and appeared on numerous TV comedy sketch shows

Barbara Yvonne Veronica Burford was a medical researcher, writer and lifelong diversity activist. At the Institute of Child Heath, she was a Professor of Developmental Cardiology, and was awarded a CBE Services to the National Health Service in 2006. 🏥 Cultural centre named after politician, MP, and racial justice activist, Bernie Grant, who died in 2000 Pianist and entertainer and one half of variety act Harriot and Evans who performed for society figures and British royalty Momodou Samba, born in Gambia in west Africa in 1925, came to Britain during the Second World War when serving in the armed forces. In 1947, he joined London Transport as a permanent way lengthman, working through various grades within the London Underground. Momodou worked for the Tube for a grand total of 43 years, retiring in 1990 as a relief trafficregulator.Known for his memoir which recounted his enslavement and subsequent escape. He later settled in Britain asaherbalist Political and cultural activist who founded New Beacon Books - the first specialist Caribbean publishing company in Britain Louis was also known as a dancer, ragtime singer and comedian in tramway social events and concerts. His sporting talents also extended to winning the LUT heavyweight boxing title in 1913, and a one-mile walking handicap race at Griffin Park in 1914. Louis had married Ethel Elizabeth Dunn in 1911 and the couple had a son namedDennis. Artist and leading figure in Britain's BLK Arts Groups in the 1980s and became recognised as one of the most innovative and versatile artists of his generation