Dana tells the story in a BBC NI documentary Dana – The Original Derry Girl. She was born as Rosemary Brown in a family of seven. The family lived in London before moving to the Creggan estate.

In February, the post office will issue a stamp of Rosemary Brown, who was an NDP MLA for Vancouver-Burrard from 1972 to 1986 and the first woman of African descent elected Canada. In 1975 ...