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Leighton Rhett Radford "Darcus" Howe (26 February 1943 – 1 April 2017) [1] [2] was a British broadcaster, writer [3] and racial justice campaigner. Originally from Trinidad , Howe arrived in England as a teenager in 1961, intending to study law and settling in London.
Darcus Howe; Elton Anthony Carlisle Inniss, [6] [7] aka Anthony Carlisle Innis, [5] was born in Morvant, Trinidad in 1947, into a wealthy and educated family. He was sent to England to get an education, and there met his Irish wife. He was a musician and passionate about African culture.
The New Cross fire, described by Darcus Howe in 2011 as "the blaze we cannot forget", is significant as a turning point in the relationship between Black Britons, the police and the media, and marks an "intergenerational alliance to expose racism, injustices and the plight of black Britons". [12]
Black activists, including Darcus Howe, organised a march for the "Black People's Day of Action" on 2 March. [9] Accounts of turnout vary from 5,000 [ 10 ] to 20,000 [ 11 ] to 25,000. [ 12 ] The marchers walked 17 miles from Deptford to Hyde Park , passing the Houses of Parliament and Fleet Street .
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Shaun Parkes was cast as Frank Crichlow, owner of the Mangrove restaurant, and Malachi Kirby was cast as Darcus Howe, an activist and member of the Mangrove Nine, after auditions. [2] Wright was cast as Altheia Jones-LeCointe , a leader of the British Black Panthers and one of the Mangrove Nine, after a meeting with McQueen and casting director ...
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[3] [9] [6] She recruited a central core of activists into the movement, including Darcus Howe and Eddie LeCointe. Eddie LeCointe, her husband, was also a leading figure of the British Black Panther Movement. [3] Jones-LeCointe was a Panther teacher; she spoke at schools and taught classes in anti-colonialism.