Jak Beula
Jak Beula Dodd | |
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| Born | John Bubeula Dodd 4 July 1963 |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Jak Beula |
| Known for | Entrepreneur and cultural activist |
| Notable work | Nubian Jak board game; On Track 4 Gold; educational workshops; Nubian Jak Community Trust blue plaque schemes |
| Awards | Black Arts Sports Enterprise (BASE) award (March 1995); MACE Award (December 2003); African Caribbean Enterprise (March 2005); Organisation Achievement Award, BEEAM (July 2007) |
| Website | nubianjak |
Jak Beula Dodd (born John Bubeula Dodd on 4 July 1963), commonly known as Jak Beula, is a British entrepreneur and cultural activist of Caribbean heritage, who is best known for inventing the board game Nubian Jak and designing the African and Caribbean War Memorial. He is also a musician, social-worker, and former model. Beula has received recognition for campaigning to commemorate black history in the UK. He is the founder and chief executive of the Nubian Jak Community Trust, which since 2006 has been memorializing the contributions of African-Caribbean people in Britain.