Trini-born Darcus Howe, writer, broadcaster and activist, dies aged 74 — Repeating Islands

An obituary by Caroline Davies for London’s Guardian. Our thanks to Theo Williams for bringing the sad news to our attention. Bonnie Greer and Diane Abbott among those leading tributes to Trinidad-born campaigner who became prominent civil rights figure in the UK. Darcus Howe, the broadcaster, writer and civil rights campaigner, has died aged 74. …

The Reasons why I haven’t given up social media and why you shouldn’t as well.  

I would never forget the time a friend hesitantly told me that I need to dial down my comments on his posts, perhaps they were bordering on a sexual nature. I told him that he can do himself a favour and unfriend me. He stated that would be like turning off the stopcock (no pun …