‘We are our own educators!’: Buzz Johnson, people’s publisher.
A tribute to Buzz Johnson (1951–2014), who created in the UK one of the most important and prolific black publishing houses on and for Caribbean peoples. For him publishing – anything from forgotten history to rap poetry, social commentary and fiction – which related to the Caribbean or the struggle...
| Publicado en: | Race & Class Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 81 - 89 |
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| Formato: | Obituary |
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Sage Publications, Ltd.
Jul-Sep2014
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