Egbert Sylvester Carless blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Alderman Egbert Sylvester Carless OBE 1933 - 2003 Birmingham City Council's First Black Councillor Chair of Governors at Handsworth College (later City College) 1985 to 2022 Recorded plaque organisation: Birmingham City Council, Nubian Jak Community Trust, The Windrush National Organisation, South & City College Birmingham, Birmingham Empowerment Forum.

Ald. Egbert Sylvester Carless OBE was Birmingham City Council's first black councillor, serving from 1933 to 2003, and played a significant role in local governance and education as the long-term Chair of Governors at Handsworth College (later City College).