Voices: Benjamin Zephaniah was the heart and consciousness of Black Britain
I’ve never been one to mourn celebrities. I have never really understood the logic of being sad that someone I don’t personally know has passed away. Until now, that is.
Even though I never met , it feels like I knew him. His words and presence have always been there. No doubt, this is in no small part because he was a icon, who grew up just down the road from me in Handsworth. He physically left the city as a young
