Jak Beula Dodd | |
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| Born | John Bubeula Dodd[2] 4 July 1963 |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Jak Beula |
| Known for | Entrepreneur and cultural activist |
| Notable work | Nubian Jak board game; On Track 4 Gold; educational workshops; Nubian Jak Community Trust blue plaque schemes |
| Awards | Black Arts Sports Enterprise (BASE) award (March 1995); MACE Award (December 2003); African Caribbean Enterprise (March 2005); Organisation Achievement Award, BEEAM (July 2007) |
| Website | nubianjak |
Jak Beula Dodd (born John Bubeula Dodd on 4 July 1963), commonly known as Jak Beula, is a British entrepreneur and cultural activist of Caribbean heritage, who is best known for inventing the board game Nubian Jak and designing the African and Caribbean War Memorial. He is also a musician, social-worker, and former model.[2][3] Beula has received recognition for campaigning to commemorate black history in the UK.[4] He is the founder and chief executive of the Nubian Jak Community Trust, which since 2006 has been memorializing the contributions of African-Caribbean people in Britain.[5]
- ^ "Jak Beula", Board Game Geek.
- ^ a b Jak Beula biography, Black Economics, 2012.
- ^ Sandra Jackson-Opoku, "Black London History", Soul Of America.
- ^ "New Year Honours - Big Ups 2011", 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Rasta in peace – heritage blue plaque for Bob Marley", Evening Standard, OBV (Operation Black Vote), 26 October 2006.