Howe organized the 20,000 strong Black People's March in 1981 claiming official neglect and inefficient policing of the investigation of the New Cross fire in which 13 black teenagers died.
Writer and presenter, Howe, was a guest during a discussion about the unrest on the streets of London when he was challenged by presenter Fiona Armstrong
Writer and presenter, Howe, was a guest during a discussion about the unrest on the streets of London when he was challenged by presenter Fiona Armstrong
David Lammy's exchange with Steve Inskeep, "British MP Recalls Riots Nearly 3 Decades Ago," is another cogently narrative
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