Claudia Jones: The Radical Woman Who Turned Carnival Into Resistance | Black History You Missed

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You’ve heard of Notting Hill Carnival, but do you know the Black woman behind it? Meet Claudia Jones—a Caribbean-born journalist, activist, and revolutionary who used culture as resistance. Deported from the U.S. for her political activism, she landed in the UK and built community through art, journalism, and the roots of Carnival as a political statement.

In this episode of @TheBlackTravelersBucketList we explore how Claudia’s legacy helped shape global Black liberation and celebration.

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