Black Welsh people

Black Welsh people are inhabitants of Wales who have an African or a Caribbean background. Wales is home to one of the United Kingdom's oldest Afro communities, and Tiger Bay in Cardiff has housed a large Somalian population from the municipality's inception. The 2011 census reported there were 18,276 Welsh African people, amounting to 0.6% of the Welsh population.

Some famous Welsh African people include Shirley Bassey,[1] Vaughan Gething,[2] member of the National Assembly for Wales, Colin Jackson, and Benji Webbe.

References

  1. Artist Biography by John Bush (1937-01-08). "Shirley Bassey | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  2. "Wales elections, Cardiff South and Penarth". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.


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