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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_BusbyMargaret 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 and first black female book publisher when she and Clive Allison (1944–2011) co-founded the London-based … See more
Margaret Yvonne Busby was born in 1944, in Accra, Gold Coast (present-day Ghana), to Dr George Busby and Mrs Sarah Busby (née Christian), who both had family links to the Caribbean, particularly to Trinidad, Barbados See more
While still at university she met her future business partner Clive Allison at a party in Bayswater Road, and they decided to start a publishing company. After graduating, Busby briefly … See more
She has worked continuously for diversity within the publishing industry, writing in a 1984 article in the New Statesman: "Is it enough to respond … See more
• 1970: Society of Young Publishers Award.
• 1977: Featured in Mayotte Magnus exhibition Women, photographs of eminent British women, at London's National Portrait Gallery, … See more
As a journalist, she has written for The Guardian (mainly book reviews or obituaries of artists and activists including Jessica Huntley, Buzz Johnson, Jayne Cortez, Jan Carew, Rosa Guy, Gwendolyn Brooks, June Jordan, Toni Cade Bambara, Florynce Kennedy See more
In 2018, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote, The Voice newspaper listed Margaret Busby – alongside Kathleen Wrasama, Olive Morris, Connie Mark, Fanny Eaton, Diane Abbott, Lilian Bader, and Mary Seacole – among eight Black women … See more
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WebMargaret Yvonne Busby, OBE, Hon. FRSL (Nana Akua Ackon) (born 1944 – ) Place of birth: Ghana Known for: Britain’s youngest and first black woman publisher and …
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WebMargaret Busby is an independent editor, writer, broadcaster and critic. Born in Ghana and educated in the UK, she became the first Black female publisher - and, at the time, the …
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WebDaughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient Egyptian to the Present is a compilation of orature and …
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WebJan 4, 2020 · Margaret Busby OBE, Hon. FRSL (Nana Akua Ackon) was born in West Africa, Ghana, educated in the UK, she is a graduate of London University. Historically becoming Britain’s youngest and first …
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WebMargaret Busby OBE (Nana Akua Ackon) was born in Ghana, of part-Caribbean parentage, and educated in Britain. On graduating from London University in the 1960s she became the UK’s youngest and first Black …
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WebJul 25, 2021 · Margaret Busby is a Ghanaian-born publisher, editor, writer and broadcaster, resident in the UK. She was Britain’s youngest and first black female book publisher …
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