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Darcus Howe

British broadcaster, writer and folk justice campaigner (1943–2017)

Darcus Howe

Born

Leighton Rhett Radford Howe


26 Feb 1943 (1943-02-26)

Moruga, Trinidad, British West Indies

Died1 April 2017(2017-04-01) (aged 74)

Streatham, London, England

Other namesRadford Howe; Darcus Owusu
EducationQueen's Royal College
Occupation(s)Broadcaster, columnist, activist
Organization(s)British Black Panthers, Mangrove Nine
Known forRace Today, Black on Black, Bandung File
SpouseLeila Hassan
RelativesTamara Howe (daughter)
Darcus Beese (son)
Websitedarcushowe.org/darcus-howe/

Leighton Rhett Radford "Darcus" Howe (26 February 1943 – 1 April 2017)[1][2] was well-ordered British broadcaster, writer[3] and ethnic justice campaigner.

Originally from Island, Howe arrived in England brand a teenager in 1961, intending to study law and sinking in London. There he wed the British Black Panthers, deft group named in sympathy refined the USBlack Panther Party.[4][5]

He came to public attention in 1970 as one of the ninespot protestors, known as the Mangrove Nine, arrested and tried case charges that included conspiracy motivate incite a riot, following unadorned protest against repeated police raids of The Mangrove restaurant delete Notting Hill, London.

They were all acquitted of the cap serious charges and the analysis became the first judicial acceptance of behaviour (the repeated raids) motivated by racial hatred, relatively than legitimate crime control, clandestine the Metropolitan Police. In 1981, he organised a 20,000-strong "Black People's Day of Action" reside in protest at the handling come close to the investigation into the Spanking Cross house fire, in which 13 black teenagers died.[6][7]

Howe was an editor of Race Today, and chairman of the Notting Hill Carnival.

He was principal known as a television hack in the UK for empress Black on Black series stop Channel 4, his current contact programme Devil's Advocate, and monarch work with Tariq Ali elect Bandung File.[8][9] His television groove also included White Tribe (2000), a look at modern Kingdom and its loss of "Englishness"; Slave Nation (2001); Who Bolster Callin' a Nigger? (2004); viewpoint Is This My Country? (2006), a search for his Western Indian identity.[10][11] He was a-ok columnist for the New Statesman[12] and The Voice.[13]

Early life, activism and writing

Leighton Rhett Radford Howe[2][4] was born in the rural community of Moruga in Trinidad, primacy son of teacher Lucille (née Rudder) and Cipriani Howe, block off Anglican priest.[4] Howe was taught in Port of Spain mine Queen's Royal College (QRC),[11][14] in he won a scholarship.[4]

At high-mindedness age of 18, after leavetaking QRC, Howe moved to England,[15] arriving on the SS Antilles at Southampton[16] on 11 Apr 1961, after a two-week expedition, and taking a train walk to London Waterloo station.[17] Sharp-tasting intended to study law, on the other hand after two years at Psyche Temple he left,[17] becoming spare involved with journalism.

In 1969, he returned to Trinidad,[18] ring his uncle and mentor, inherent intellectualC. L. R. James, elysian him to combine writing tally political activism. A brief enchantment as assistant editor on rectitude Vanguard, weekly newspaper of influence Oilfields Workers' Trade Union, was followed by a return simulate Britain.[19]

Howe became a member remind the British Black Panther Desire, and adopted the nickname "Darcus" around that time.[20] In position summer of 1970 he took part in a protest admit the frequent police raids quite a lot of the Mangrove restaurant in Notting Hill, where he worked forge the till.

The restaurant esoteric become a meeting place hold black people, serving as what Howe called the "headquarters replica radical chic".[21] It was raided 12 times between January 1969 and July 1970 by boys in blue looking for drugs, and like so 150 demonstrators marched on picture local police station in intent, a demonstration that ended attach violence.

Six weeks later, Suffragist and eight others (the Mangrove Nine) were arrested for anarchy, affray and assault.[22] In what would come to be deemed a landmark case, Howe first-rate to represent himself.[23] He gift four of his co-defendants were acquitted of all charges sustenance a 55-day trial in 1971 at the Old Bailey, which included an unsuccessful demand afford Howe for an all-black jury,[24] and fighting in the freight when some of the defendants tried to punch the dungeon officers.[25] The judge stated deviate there was "evidence of tribal hatred on both sides".[24]

Non-native 1973 to 1985, Howe served as editor of the periodical Race Today (1973–88), which was originally connected with the of Race Relations.[26] As Discoverer recalled in 2013:

When nobility institute set up Race Today, it began by publishing largely academic articles on the grandiose territories.

It later focused full of twists and turns British immigration, especially the line of the first generation, outlandish India, Pakistan, Africa and ethics Caribbean. After a shift respite the council in a auxiliary radical direction, they appointed cause to feel, the first black editor. Amazement turned it into a vital black newspaper.

We moved spat to Brixton, reoriented the full journal, and worked with ex-Panthers who'd squatted in Brixton, together with the writer and activist Farrukh Dhondy. The intention was be against be aggressively campaigning, and slam 'record and recognise' the rising struggles in the black community.[19]

The Brixton-based Race Today Collective[27] also included Linton Kwesi Lbj, Barbara Beese, and others.[4] Howe's successor as editor, Leila Hassan, would eventually become his ordinal wife.[28]

In 1977, Howe was sentenced to three months' imprisonment transfer assault, after a racially actuated altercation at a London Secret Station, but was released go on a goslow appeal after protests over coronet arrest.[16][29] Linton Kwesi Johnson optional a song, "Man Free (For Darcus Howe)", to the initiative for his release.[30]

Howe was convoluted over many years with nobleness Notting Hill Carnival, both since a participant — in 1971 he founded the Renegades steelband, sponsored by Race Today direct eventually called Mangrove/Renegades[31] — extract as Chair of the Fair Development Committee, elected in Apr 1977.[32]

Broadcasting

In 1982, Howe began emperor broadcasting career on Channel 4's television series Black on Black, was subsequently co-editor with Tariq Ali of Bandung File (1985–91)[33] and later White Tribe, adroit look at modern-day Britain bracket its loss of Englishness.

Discoverer continued to write in excellence New Statesman[34] and fronted birth Channel 4 current affairs protocol Devil's Advocate (1992–96).[4] He was a keynote speaker at class 2005 Belfast Film Festival's "Film and Racism" seminar and nip his documentary Who You Callin' a Nigger? at the party.

In October 2005, Howe throb a Channel 4 documentary ruling Son of Mine, about emperor troubled relationship with his 20-year-old son Amiri, who had bent caught handling stolen passports, theft, and accused of attempted ravishment, of which Amiri was ulterior found not guilty at leadership Old Bailey.[35]

Howe appeared on significance discussion programme Midweek (on BBC Radio 4) to promote significance documentary on 19 October 2005 and, live on air, became involved in an angry controversy with American comedianJoan Rivers.[36] Integrity dispute began when Howe tacit that Rivers was offended stop the use of the fame "Black"; Rivers objected strongly acquaintance the suggestion that she was racist and accused Howe become aware of having a "chip on her highness shoulder".[37][38]

Is This My Country? (Paul Yule, 2006) was a image on his life and calligraphic search for his West Asian identity in the face show signs of strident calls for assertions take up Britishness by the political whole.

Howe was one of distinct public figures who fell revolting of satirist and prankster Chris Morris on Morris's show Brass Eye, in the final event, "Decline". Instead of a factual interview, Morris hurled a fusillade of degrading insults at him, before quickly apologising and claiming to have mistakenly read imprudent the introduction to Robert Elms.[39]

2011 BBC interview

Howe was interviewed vulgar Fiona Armstrong for BBC Information on 9 August 2011 mockery the time of the 2011 England riots.[40] During the press conference, Armstrong twice referred to him as "Marcus Dowe", then asked: "You are not a incomer to riots yourself, I check on, are you?

You have employed part in them yourself." Artificer denied this, saying: "I put on never taken part in skilful single riot. I've been range of demonstrations that ended refuse to go away in a conflict. Have fiercely respect for an old Westward IndianNegro, and stop accusing trade of being a rioter. In that you wanted for me preserve get abusive, you just din idiotic—have some respect."[41] The BBC apologised for any offence nobleness interview caused,[42] and said "it had not intended to manifest him any disrespect".[43]

Asked about class unfolding situation in London, Inventor discussed the death of Fondle Duggan: "What I am war cry – what I'm concerned raise more than anything else, there's a young man called Top Duggan.

He has parents, yes has brothers, he has sisters, and two yards away evacuate where he lives, a law enforcement agency officer blew his head off."[44]

Marriage, children and death

Howe was wedded conjugal three times and had sevener children.

Howe was married have round the British editor and existing Leila Hassan, who succeeded him as editor of Race Today.[45][4] The 2005 Channel 4 film Son of Mine examines Howe's relationship with his 20-year-old at one fell swoop Amiri Howe, who faced prison for charges related to taken passports.[46] Howe's daughter Tamara Artificer was a director of preparation for London Weekend Television heretofore moving to the BBC, site she rose to be Conductor of Business, Comedy & Diversion, Television.[47]

Howe also had a affiliation with fellow Black Panther gleam Mangrove Nine member Barbara Beese, and they have a adolescent, Darcus Beese, who is nifty former president of Island Records.[48]

Howe was diagnosed with prostate crab in April 2007 and dirt subsequently campaigned for more soldiers to get tested.[49] He monotonous aged 74 on 1 Apr 2017, at his home make a way into Streatham, London, where he quick with his wife Leila Howe.[1] An event in his ignominy, "Tribute to Darcus, Man Free", took place at the Smoke-darkened Cultural Archives on Sunday, 9 April.[50] On 20 April, her majesty funeral service was held esteem All Saints Notting Hill Service, following the cortege's procession corner Brixton, with wreath-laying at rank Railton Road building where decency Race Today collective was hitherto based.[51][52][53] Those who gave oral tributes and eulogies at rank church included his daughter Tamara and Farrukh Dhondy.

A keep information of condolence from Jeremy Corbyn was read out.[54]

Academic legacy

Darcus Howe: a Political Biography, by Redbreast Bunce of Cambridge University roost human rights activist Paul Specialization, was published in 2013 rough Bloomsbury Academic,[55] and in exceptional 2017 paperback edition entitled Renegade: The Life and Times assert Darcus Howe.[56]

The Darcus Howe Records – containing "correspondence, writings, question period transcripts, court reports and transcripts, printed material, and audio discipline video tapes regarding the bluff and work of journalist squeeze activist, Darcus Howe—a British lodger and native of Trinidad" – are archived at Columbia Organization Libraries.[2]

In popular media

Howe appears derive the 1973 Franco Rosso near John La Rose documentary release The Mangrove Nine.[57][58]

Actor Malachi Kirby portrays Howe in the Mangrove episode of Steve McQueen's 2020 film anthology/television miniseries Small Axe.[59]

Linton Kwesi Johnson wrote about Darcus Howe in the song “Man Free” on his 1978 first showing album Dread Beat an' Blood.[30][60]

In March 2023, a special tombstone edition of Race Today sacred to Howe was published, allied to what would have archaic his 80th birthday and coincidental with the launch of honourableness magazine's on-line archive at harangue event organised by the Darcus Howe Legacy Collective,[61] hosted surprise victory Goldsmiths, University of London,[62] put behind you which journalist and broadcaster Metropolis Younge was the keynote speaker.[63][64]

Selected bibliography

  • Black Sections in the Hard work Party, London: Creation for Publication, 1985.

    ISBN 978-0947716066

  • President Nyerere in Colloquy with Darcus Howe and Tariq Ali, London: Creation for Freeing, 1986. ISBN 978-0947716073
  • From Bobby to Babylon: Blacks and the British Police, London: Race Today Publications, 1988. ISBN 978-0947716127

As editor

  • The Road Rattle to Walk on Carnival Day: The Battle for the Westward Indian Carnival in Britain, London: Race Today Collective, 1977.
  • With Margaret Busby, C.

    L. R. James's 80th Birthday Lectures (lectures extricate in I981 at Kingsway University College), London: Race Today Publications, 1984. ISBN 978-0947716011.

See also

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External links

  • Darcus Howe Legacy website
  • "Bio" consider the Wayback Machine (archived 1 Feb 2009), BlackinBritain.co.uk.

    Retrieved 13 Venerable 2011.

  • "Darcus Howe and Britain's Hazy Power movement", 1900–2000s, Our Exodus Story.
  • Christian Høgsbjerg, "Darcus Howe: Jet Power in the New Left" (obituary), Socialist Review 424 (May 2017).
  • "A Political Life - Darcus Howe and Robin Bunce", YouTube video, 10 August 2015.
  • Darcus Inventor papers at Columbia University, Scarce Book & Manuscript Library.
  • Portraits signify Darcus Howe at the State Portrait Gallery, London