The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), British Society for the History of Mathematics (BSHM), ICTP-East African Institute for Fundamental Research (ICTP-EAIFR), Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), International Centre for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS), Isaac Newton Institute (INI), London Mathematical Society (LMS) and Mathematical Association (MA) held a two day conference on Black Heroes of Mathematics.

The vision of the conference was ‘To celebrate the inspirational contributions of black role models to the field of Mathematics and Mathematics Education’. There was a balance of technical talks by internationally renowned black speakers that included some detail of career paths and experience to provide a testimonial dimension.

ZOOM Webinar was used to host this event from the ICMS Lecture Theatre.