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Bernie Grant
In 1985 Bernie Grant was appointed as Britain's first black council leader in Haringay. Mr Grant had a reputation for being anti-police, believing that they treated black people unfairly.
After the 1987 General Election, he was one of the first three black MPs in the Commons, and made his mark almost immediately by wearing a traditional Ghanaian cotton robe at the State Opening of Parliament. Mr Grant almost trebled his majority in the 1992 General Election, and stood for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party. He died in April 2000.
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