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The Latest Breaking News from Benjamin Zephaniah

Ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans is a terrible decision – and a depressing one

The idea that barring the Israeli club’s supporters from Villa Park will de-escalate a volatile situation just doesn’t stand up

The Guardian - UK

Black, Brummie and proud: a walking tour of the real Handsworth

The Birmingham neighbourhood is hugely significant in the Black British story – a history seemingly unknown to Tory MP Robert Jenrick – as revealed on a guided walk that remembers Nelson Mandela and Benjamin Zephaniah

The Guardian - UK

I know the real Handsworth – it’s a far better place than Robert Jenrick’s toxic vision of Britain

The shadow justice secretary complained of a lack of integration in an area that has shown, time and time again, that it is for everyone, says Nazia Parveen, an assistant managing editor at the Guardian

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‘I’m still not tired of it’: the best books to read aloud to kids, according to parents

From wordless books to dynamic bestsellers and those that will give your kids a giggling fit, these are some of our readers favourites stories to share

The Guardian - UK

‘His delivery cut through class barriers’: Moby, Mala and other musicians on working with Benjamin Zephaniah

On what would have been the late dub poet’s 67th birthday, his musical collaborators remember his warmth, invigorating words and reflections on the state of the world

The Guardian - UK

Music, poetry and joy mark the first Benjamin Zephaniah Day tribute

The dub poet, who appeared in hit BBC show Peaky Blinders, died at the age of 65 in December 2023, shortly after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Evening Standard

Council announces plans to honour Black Sabbath and Benjamin Zephaniah

A report recommends making each member of the rock band a Freeman of Birmingham, as well as giving a posthumous City of Birmingham Medal to the poet.

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Finally, the end of ‘the British empire’ – and maybe an honours system a modern country can live with

Reports suggest King Charles would not object to a move away from awards with ‘empire’ in the title. Not before time, says Guardian executive editor Hugh Muir

The Guardian - UK

One to watch: Kofi Stone

The Birmingham rapper’s compelling second album, featuring the late Benjamin Zephaniah, confirms his place among Black British storytellers

The Guardian - UK

British Academy to pay tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah at live event

Poetry in protest event on 30 October will showcase how political change can be explored through verse

The Guardian - UK

Black History Month: your guide to the best cultural events in London

From Neneh Cherry to Ghetts, there’s a lot going on in the capital

Evening Standard

Hay Festival 2024: our guide to this year’s highlights

Judi Dench talking Shakespeare, conversations with bestsellers Marian Keyes and David Nicholls, and a deep dive into the day’s news with Independent journalists and leading thinkers – this year’s Hay Festival programme is fit to burst with unmissable events. Jessie Thompson picks the highlights

The Independent UK

Birmingham mural honours legacy of poet giant Benjamin Zephaniah

The tribute will be unveiled in Handsworth Park, near where the poet grew up, after the accidental removal of another artwork in the city

The Guardian - UK

Apology after Benjamin Zephaniah mural painted over in Birmingham

Council contractor says sorry amid anger at removal of artwork of poet from an underpass in Hockley area

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25 of the best poetry books to read in 2025

Delve into the hypnotic world of lyrical literature

The Guardian - UK

Letter: Benjamin Zephaniah obituary

Nicolas Kent writes: He always accepted honorary doctorates because the idea of education and studying was paramount

The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Zephaniah laid to rest in private funeral

Wellwishers are asked to plant flowers in Birmingham-born poet’s name or donate to Vegan Society or Inquest

The Independent UK

Benjamin Zephaniah fans asked to plant flowers in poet’s memory as funeral takes place

A family funeral for the poet and author took place on Thursday

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The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Zephaniah remembered by Raymond Antrobus

15 April 1958 – 7 December 2023The fellow poet recalls his hero, a writer of inspirational power and integrity who turned down an OBE but revelled in the love of his readers

The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Zephaniah’s inspiring words and acts

Letters: Readers pay tribute to the late poet who inspired so many with his calls to action against injustice and inequality

The Conversation

Benjamin Zephaniah: how the poet's linguistic anarchy and abolitionist politics impacted education – and me

Like so many others who work in education, I was devastated to hear the news of Benjamin Zephaniah’s death. His work has profoundly shaped our understandings of race, language and education – and his work continues to have enormous influence in classrooms around the world.

The Guardian - UK

Honouring Benjamin Zephaniah’s poetry and politics

Brief letters: Actions of an anarchic activist | Mind your language | Mozambique’s Mapiko dance

The National (Scotland)

Surgery success leads to new goals in bid to savour every minute

David Smith explains how successful surgery has led to him setting new goals.

The Guardian - UK

Benjamin Zephaniah was a trailblazer. He broke every glass ceiling going

His dub poetry had a rhythm that attached you to its words. He was a rebel, a guiding light, and my hero

The Guardian - UK

‘His poetry, his activism… I was inspired’: readers pay tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah

Those who met and worked with him, and those who had their lives changed by his work, remember their connections to the writer and performer

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