Paul Boateng writes: Darcus Howe could be infuriating, was always irrepressible, but more often than not, as one of the great activist polemicists of our time, was simply inspirational. Although one seemed so very English, and the other so very Caribbean, both were quintessentially British. Not so, but I, like many who were privileged to know and work with him, loved him dearly. Giles Oakley writes: On television Darcus Howe was a charismatic and compelling performer, about which he had no false modesty. Darcus always spoke with great eloquence, in part drawing on the rich cadences of the King James Bible, and in the debate he spoke with almost forensic precision and passion.

Source: The Guardian April 25, 2017 16:41 UTC