British dub poet, political activist with Jamaican roots, dies at 65
Benjamin Zephaniah, a British poet and political activist who drew huge inspiration from his Caribbean roots – a Jamaican mother and a Barbadian father – has died. He was 65. Zephaniah died Thursday after being diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks ago, his family said in a statement on Instagram. “We shared him with the world and we know many will be shocked and saddened by this news,” the […]