Arthur Wharton Foundation
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Celebrating Legacy #ArthurWharton @arthurwharton ‘Connecting the Present, to the Past, for the Future’
Darlington, England
Joined June 2019
Learn all about Arthur 'Kwame' Wharton's incredible life and remarkable sporting achievements. Simply watching this 3-minute video. #BlackHistoryMonth #Trailblazer 🇬🇭🇬🇩🏴🏴
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🇬🇩Today Grenada celebrates 5️⃣1️⃣ years of independence🎉 ⚽️The island is strongly connected with Arthur Wharton(football's 1️⃣st Black pro), J.Charles & B.Batson✨️ 🌎The 1️⃣st #SpiceBoyz to play #PremierLeague football is Jason Roberts✨️ #GrenadaIndependence #WHUFC #Rovers #WBA
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Remembering Christian Atsu who we lost two years ago today. Always in our hearts ❤️❤️ Newcastle United 🖤🤍 @AWisNumber1 🇬🇭 #Ghana @NUFC
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The Arthur Wharton Foundation @AWisNumber1 looking splendid in the snow ⛄️❄️ thanks for pics Emma Crawley 👍🏽📸👏🏽
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬🧤📜 In the first of a new series, Callum Turner retells the inspiring story of the man believed to be the world’s first black pro footballer: goalkeeper Arthur Wharton. W/ quotes from @ShakaHislop, & @arthurwharton 🤝 https://t.co/UCwiC66K2F
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Arthur Wharton's legacy as England’s first black professional footballer player is coming to life with #NationalLottery help in a short film. "He was a light for black sportsmen well ahead of his time,” says filmmaker Mike Tweddle. #BlackHistoryMonth
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The Arthur Wharton Cup was a huge success! Find out more about it here 👇 https://t.co/Lh3U2g3K7F
@AWisNumber1 @arthurwharton @Brent_Council @PFA
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Sunday 20th October 2024 The Arthur Wharton statue made its first appearance in Brent on Sunday when local youths played for the Arthur Wharton trophy at Bridgestone Arena, home of...
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📣 Black History Day on Saturday📣 As part of Black History Month, we will be celebrating our own Black History Day this Saturday. We will pay tribute to all the black players and managers who have played and worked for the club since it was formed in 1883. Before Saturday's
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@JasonRobertsFdn @AWisNumber1 @AWhartonStatue @Brent_Council @LBOC2020 @BrentArts @LondonSport @sported_UK @PFA Such a special day - great people, great football, #education #legacy Proud to be associated…thank you so much for the friendship and collaboration. Big shout out to master of ceremonies Otis Roberts & the excellent staff and participants 👍🏽👏🏽🙌🏽❤️⚽️🇬🇩🇧🇧🏴 #community
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🇬🇭 Prior to kick-off on Saturday and for Black History Month, we celebrated Arthur Wharton, the first black professional footballer, with an event at Moor Park School opposite Deepdale. The event featured a wonderful presentation by Shaun Campbell and Danny Howes of the Arthur
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A big thank you to everyone @Durhamfa who invited me to speak at their brilliant anti-discrimination conference 👏 great to meet so many from the region and a privilege to hear from @DurhamPolice, Mel Metcalf and Shaun Campbell of @AWisNumber1 🙏#ArthurWharton #FA
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The incredible story of Arthur Wharton, the first black professional footballer in England. #NoRoomForRacism | @AWisNumber1
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Learn all about Arthur 'Kwame' Wharton's incredible life and remarkable sporting achievements. Simply watching this 3-minute video. #BlackHistoryMonth #Trailblazer 🇬🇭🇬🇩🏴🏴
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At St. George's Park last week during #BlackHistoryMonth, our #ThreeLions acknowledged the 10th anniversary of the unveiling of the Arthur Wharton Statue. Wharton is recognised as the world's first black professional footballer and the @AWisNumber1 Foundation continue to share
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Black History Month 2024 ‘reclaiming narratives’ 16th October also marks the 10yr Anniversary of our statue unveiling of Arthur Wharton at @StGeorgesPark1 👇🏽#BHM
https://t.co/BNYWafgsiy
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Brilliant impromptu visit from @arthurwharton and @AWisNumber1 at our all girls football camp today @darlolocos . I think the girls all enjoyed it.
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Join us this Friday as we unveil a blue plaque to honour Arthur Wharton, the first black professional footballer. The event will be followed by a ticketed presentation in the Greats' Room from Shaun Campbell of the @AWisNumber1 Foundation. #PNEHeritage
#PNECET | #pnefc
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How Africa Changed the Premier League trailer... It's on @SkySports Main Event and Premier League on Tuesday night at 10.45pm
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How Africa changed the Premier League on @SkySports interesting. One thing so far, most of players were representing Africa not their country. Much love and respect to @AWisNumber1
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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY to my beautiful BARBADOS 💙💛💙🇧🇧🇧🇧🌴☀️🏝️🥃 @butcher_roland @miaamormottley @BarbadosFA @BarbadosMuseum @Barbados @tcmbigcheese the Rum will flow today…Cheers!! 🥃
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