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Black millionaires - The Dyke, Dryden and Wade story
Published: Monday | February 1, 2010
Paul H. Williams, Gleaner Writer
Tony Wade leads a very quiet life in rural Jamaica, in stark contrast to the grind of corporate Britain, where he's known as the United Kingdom's first black millionaire.
Now the writer of three books, which, inter alia, look at his invaluable contribution to the development of black businesses in the UK. The story of his achievements is amazing and uplifting, and it all started when he left his beloved Montserrat at age 20, in 1954, to prepare himself to work in public administration.
When His Story chatted with him recently, his calm demeanour belied the inner strength of a man who had broken down racial and other barriers when they were still deeply grounded in the bigoted recesses of British mores and values.
Black millionaires - The Dyke, Dryden and Wade story
Published: Monday | February 1, 2010
Paul H. Williams, Gleaner Writer
Tony Wade leads a very quiet life in rural Jamaica, in stark contrast to the grind of corporate Britain, where he's known as the United Kingdom's first black millionaire.
Now the writer of three books, which, inter alia, look at his invaluable contribution to the development of black businesses in the UK. The story of his achievements is amazing and uplifting, and it all started when he left his beloved Montserrat at age 20, in 1954, to prepare himself to work in public administration.
When His Story chatted with him recently, his calm demeanour belied the inner strength of a man who had broken down racial and other barriers when they were still deeply grounded in the bigoted recesses of British mores and values.
Black millionaires - The Dyke, Dryden and Wade story