London unveils a new statue in memory of forgotten historical Black woman

Mary Woolaston is only the fourth woman of colour to be honoured with a statue in the capital

Despite having an essential place in Britain’s history, there are very few statues of Black women in London today.

In fact, of the 50 statues of women in the capital, only three of them are women of colour.

Now a fourth statue honouring the story of a Black British woman is being revealed in Calthorpe Community Gardens not far from Kings Cross.

Sculpted by…