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This section presents a reference source on artists, scholars, associations, events and archives that had influenced black British cultural production from 1970 to 2001. Born Louise Gabrielle Bobb, Gabrielle started singing for free in West End nightclubs, while temping during the day to make a living. She had dreamed of becoming a singer. Her first song, Dreams, was released as a demonstration but failed to make the Top 100. It was later re-released in 1993 and was entered in the Guinness Book of Hit Singles as the highest ever chart entry for a debut female act. Jamila Gavin wrote her first children's book entitled, The Magic Orange Tree and Other Stories, at the age of 38. Raised in India and Britain, she was aware of being excluded from stories and writes stories for children that are inclusive and reflect the multicultural society. Shani Grewal came to Great Britain as a child. He graduated from Harrow College with a degree in film and television studies in 1982. His short film, Vengeance, was shortlisted for Best Short Oscar in 1986. Grooverider is known for his skill as a disc jockey in the British jungle scene and has been intrinsic in discovering performers such as Goldie and LTJ Bukem, and giving them their first major forum through club nights in the early to mid-1990s.

This section presents a reference source on artists, scholars, associations, events and archives that had influenced black British cultural production from 1970 to 2001. Eastern Eye is a weekly newspaper founded by Anwar Saheed in 1989. The tabloid states it is the newspaper for the Asian perspective. It compiles and publishes Great Britain's Richest Asians 200 list, which appears annually. Built in 1910, the Electric Cinema at Portobello Road in London, England was Britain's first black cinema. Opening in 1911, around 600 people saw Herbert Tree perform a silent version of the film, Henry VIII. However, as the popularity of the area declined so did the cinema. In 1992, it went into voluntary receivership and sought a buyer. A year later, a consortium including Choice FM and Voice moved into the building. Buchi Emecheta migrated to London, England in 1962, when women writers in Africa were virtually unheard of. As well as working as a teacher, librarian and community worker, she has published more than a dozen novels and a number of works for children. She has not succeeded in internationalizing African women's writing but has become a reference point in black British writing and culture. Empire Road is credited with being the first black soap opera and ran for two series between 1978 and 1979. The show had a mixed black and Asian cast, and included storylines that were concerned with mainstream issues such as parental discipline and difficult relationships.