Benjamin Zephaniah

2023 - 12 - 8

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Benjamin Zephaniah dies aged 65 (The Bookseller)

An announcement made by his family on the poet's Facebook page stated that he died in the early hours of 7th December 2023, eight weeks after being ...

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Benjamin Zephaniah Dead: Poet and 'Peaky Blinders' Actor Was 65 (Variety)

Benjamin Zephaniah, a British poet and actor who played the role of Jeremiah Jesus in "Peaky Blinders," has died. He was 65.

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Benjamin Zephaniah: Writer, poet and Peaky Blinders actor dies ... (BBC News)

A statement posted on his Instagram account said he was diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks ago.

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Benjamin Zephaniah, Peaky Blinders Actor and British Poet, Dead at ... (PEOPLE.com)

The renowned British poet and author Benjamin Zephaniah, who appeared in 'Peaky Blinders,' has died at 65 years old.

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Benjamin Zephaniah: The James Brown of dub poetry (BBC News)

Friend pays tribute to a "humble man" with huge integrity, after the writer and poet passed away aged 65.

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Benjamin Zephaniah: The James Brown of dub poetry (BBC News)

Friend pays tribute to a "humble man" with huge integrity, after the writer and poet passed away aged 65.

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Poet, writer, musician and activist Benjamin Zephaniah has died (Folk Radio UK)

The poet, writer, musician, activist and self-proclaimed 'Rasta Folkie' Benjamin Zephaniah has died at the age of 65 after being diagnosed with a brain ...

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'His poetry, his activism… I was inspired': readers pay tribute to ... (The Guardian)

'His poetry, his activism… I was inspired': readers pay tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah · I have a memory, at age nine, of reading a poem in year four (around 2000 ...

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How Benjamin Zephaniah became the face of British Rastafari (The Conversation UK)

Poet, actor, activist and musical luminary, Zephaniah embodied a challenge to the pervasive, racist stereotypes that have long tagged the Rastafari movement ...

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