The Community Spotlight is where we honor Black voices living in Scotland today. From artists to activists, students to business owners, this space is for those who shape culture, inspire change, and carry stories forward.
Real people. Real journeys. Right here.
Helene Rodger
Helene Rodger builds the rooms people were never invited into.
Her story begins with something many people understand but rarely name. The feeling of....Read more
Ash Samuel
Some people arrive in a new country looking for a place. Not Ash. He arrived in Scotland looking for a canvas, not to fit in, but to carve something new. Born and raised in Londo..Read more
Peju Adeyemo
With a background in biochemistry and pharmacology, she trained as a Physician Associate and now works in primary care, supporting patients navigating mental health ch....Read more
Ramatu Bako
She began with law, a discipline that teaches you how systems work, and sometimes how they fail. Yet Ramatu was not only interested in rules. She wanted to understand..Read more
Edward Enejoh
Edward comes from the Igala Kingdom in North Central Nigeria, a lineage known for leadership, service, and resilience. Those values showed up in how he thought....Read more
Torgi Starboy Squire
Born and raised in the north of Glasgow in the 1980s, Torgi grew up feeling unseen and unheard, navigating a Scotland where blackness often felt peripheral...Read more
Stallone Obaraemi
Before he became the first Black President of Glasgow Toastmasters, before he started advising leaders on communication and behavioural intelligence.....Read more
Tynah Matembeh
She learned early that money, apart from being about numbers, is about power, survival, culture, and the stories we tell ourselves about...Read more
Enoch Adeyemi
He introduces himself first as human and somehow, that is where his power begins.Before the titles, before the organisations, before.....Read more
Muminah Koleoso
She grew up between worlds, and decided to build a bridge through words. Muminah was born in Lagos to Nigerian Yoruba parents and raised across England and Scotland......Read more
Frama Aboh
When Frama Aboh left Nigeria for the UK, she carried with her a law degree, determination, and the quiet hope that talent and hard work would be enough. But reality......Read more
Virginia Toyi
She has spent over two decades quietly changing how Scotland thinks about fairness, one policy, one leader, one system at a time.....Read more
Hammed Kayode
He grew up in a floating slum, lost his mother at seven, and started teaching at fifteen. Today, Hammed Kayode Alabi is building the future of education across Africa.....Read more
Arnold Masayila
Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, and proudly Ndebele and Shona, Arnold carries a name that feels like a promise and from the start, he’s lived by it....Read more
Raji Kudus Adewale
He calls himself "DeDataDude." Meet Raji Kudus Adewale, who is using his skills to build a world where career intelligence becomes accessible to everyone....Read more
Dr. Khadija Coll MBE
She has spent her life turning pain into purpose — and purpose into power. When she speaks about equality and inclusion, she doesn’t rely...Read more
Temitope.A.Salami
When Temitope Ajayi-Salami founded AYT Foods Ltd in 2023, she wasn’t only launching the first Afro-Caribbean grocery store in Fife. She was building a bridge between cultures...Read more
Eloho Efemuai
Eloho wears many hats. She’s a singer, songwriter, broadcaster, coach and strategist, but at the heart of it all is one mission, which is to help people step into visibility...Read more
Dr. S. Olaosebikan
Dr. Sofiat Olaosebikan grew up in Bajulaiye, Lagos, where her mornings began at 6 a.m., unlocking her mother’s shop before school. There was no clear map for where her lif...Read more
Edward Obi
They call him Ikeoranyelu- the one who strengthens the community. For Edward Obi, leadership is more of service than titles. ...Read more
Samuel Agbede
When Samuel talks about storytelling, he doesn’t start with the stage or the page. He starts with his parents. With a childhood shaped by their words, their values...Read more
Zibusiso Lujika Dube
When Zibusiso Lujika Dube first imagined a cultural inclusion club at his school, Stewart’s Melville College, he knew it sounded ambitious and maybe even impossible...Read more
Olushola Adetutu
She started with architecture but what Olushola Adetutu has been building all along is belonging. In a world that often silences nuance...Read more
George Tah
It started with music. It became a mission. As a teenager in Cameroon, George Tah had a dream that felt both wild and quiet...Read more
Yekemi Otaru
Before she ever stood in a Chancellor’s robe, before the awards, the boardrooms, or the business titles, Yekemi was just a young Nigerian woman ...Read more
Michael and Pheona
When Micheal and Pheona Matovu arrived in Scotland, they didn’t set out to launch an award-winning social enterprise. They just wanted to find their place...Read more
Briana Pegado
Briana Pegado has never been afraid to disrupt. From the day she helped create the University of Edinburgh’s first Black History Month in 2010, she has carried an unshakable belief that...Read more
Rahim Cham
Rahim Cham’s story is a reminder that no path is too unlikely, no dream too big. In less than ten years, he transformed his life more times than most people do in a lifetime...Read more
Fatima Ceesay Lopez
Fatima Ceesay Lopez was only 14 when she moved from Spain to the UK. New country, new language, new culture, and more questions than answers. But in those early days of uncertainty, she...Read more
Juliana Da Penha
Juliana da Penha is a Brazilian journalist and editor based in Scotland, with a journey that spans Brazil, Portugal, Cape Verde, and Italy. But no matter where she goes, one...Read more
Raven Afrikulture
Two minds with one mission: Tell our stories, our way. When Adedeji Ekundayo and Adebayo Winsala arrived in Aberdeen, they didn’t wait for permission...Read more
Aisha Janki Akinola
As the founder and CEO of Janki Robotics, Aisha is behind the world's first AI-powered hennabot, a deep tech device helping salon owners boost revenue...Read more
