A new Black history project on the
This biographical pamphlet produced by the Institute of Race Relation’s Black History Collection, charts Prescod’s life from her beginnings in Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago) to her arrival in London on a Guildhall music scholarship before embarking on a successful acting career. As
The first Black female player
As well as appearing on stage and screen, including popular TV series
A talented cabaret singer, in 1963, Prescod marched alongside Claudia Jones to the US embassy to coincide with the historic
Just a year after her appearance
Chair of the Institute of Race Relations and Pearl’s son, Colin Prescod said:
This little piece of history
Anya Edmond-Pettitt, from the IRR’s Black History Collection said:
At a time where discussions around diversity, representation and colour-blind casting dominate the cultural industries, Pearl’s story of struggle
Clint Dyer, Deputy Artistic Director at the National Theatre said:
The likes of Pearl Prescod’s input into
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