Oku Ekpenyon

Oku Ekpenyon
MBE
Born
Oku Anwan Ekpenyon

London, England
OccupationsHistory teacher and campaigner
Known forFounder of Memorial 2007
ParentIta Ekpenyon (father)
Websitewww.memorial2007.org.uk

Oku Ekpenyon MBE is a British campaigner and former history teacher who is founder and chair of the charity Memorial 2007 (MEM2007), advocating over two decades for the establishment of Britain's first permanent national memorial to honour the millions of enslaved Africans and their descendants. In the 2010 Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for "voluntary service to the History of Black British People".

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