Oscar Abrams

Oscar Abrams
Born
Oscar Winston Abrams

(1937-03-10)10 March 1937
Guyana
Died15 February 1996(1996-02-15) (aged 58)
Occupations
  • Architect
  • theatre designer
  • community activist
Known forEstablishing the Keskidee Centre in Islington, London
ChildrenAmah-Rose Abrams

Oscar Abrams (10 March 1937 – 15 February 1996) was a Guyanese architect, theatre designer, community activist and community organiser. He is best known for establishing the Keskidee Theatre Workshop in 1971, the first British brick and mortar Black-led arts centre on Gifford Street in the borough of Islington, London, England. Abrams was the chairman of the Islington branch of the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination (CARD), a community organisation that advocated for decent housing conditions, tenant rights and education rights for Caribbeans who emigrated to the United Kingdom.