'Proud Brummie' Benjamin Zephaniah remembered by first city medal
Source: BBC
The late writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah will be the first recipient of a medal created to honour Birmingham residents. The Handsworth-born actor, whose work often addressed themes of racism, inequality and human rights, died in 2023 aged 65, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.The city council has now approved proposals to posthumously confer upon Zephaniah the City of Birmingham Medal, in a move to…
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