{"id":10728,"date":"2024-10-28T15:39:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T15:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/?p=10728"},"modified":"2024-10-28T15:39:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T15:39:37","slug":"statue-of-first-black-head-teacher-in-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/statue-of-first-black-head-teacher-in-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Statue of first black head teacher in Wales."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Betty Campbell born on 6 November 1934 was the first black head teacher and a Welsh community activist.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The statue was unveiled in 2021, made by sculptor Eve Lewis and is in Central Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was an important leader in the fight for social justice, equality and even described as \u201ca true pioneer\u201d by the former First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones for her contribution to education as well as the black community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campbell was dedicated to education and worked to promote inclusivity. She fought for the rights of the marginalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She served on the Home Office Race Advisory Committee. Campbell published research on education, received an MBE in 2003 and was honoured by Cardiff Metropolitan University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statue celebrates Campbell\u2019s achievements and aims to inspire young people. It also highlights the need for diversity in public community spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10775\" style=\"width:768px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10775\" style=\"width:768px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/file-6-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Picture of student Yutong Gao in front of Betty Campbell statue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1943765839&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1943765839&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\" title=\"CardiffJomec\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">CardiffJomec<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\/aubrey-interview\" title=\"Aubrey Interview\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">Aubrey Interview<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Betty Campbell born on 6 November 1934 was the first black head teacher and a Welsh community activist. 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