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Annie Yellowe Palma British poet and author

Born Annie Comfort Yellowe April 18, 1962 she is an author and the first black woman brought up in the Ulster region of Northern Ireland at the height of 'the troubles' in the 60s.

Occupation - social worker, poet and author.

Early life and education - she is a qualified social worker with a DipSW BSc (Hons) and AAW.

She was born in Liverpool, the only girl and middle child of six. Her late father Frank Peter Yellowe was Nigerian. He was a merchant seaman and professional boxer (Frank Honeyman) and her late mother Ivy Yellowe (nee Gracey) was Northern Irish.

At the age of 4 and after her parents separated Annie was taken by her mother along with 3 of her 5 brothers to live in Northern Ireland.This was at a time of deep racism and sectarianism.

In February 2017 Annie published a book about her time in Northern Ireland (over 20 years spent there).

The book is of historic and social importance and is entitled:

For the Love of a Mother The Black Children of Ulster