Asking Darcus. Ep 2. Darcus Howe: Caribbean Global Consciousness to Black Power in Britain

Asking Darcus. Ep 2. Darcus Howe: Caribbean Global Consciousness to Black Power in Britain

From The History Hotline by Deanna Lyncook

February 26, 2026 · 26 min

About this episode

This episode traces Darcus Howe’s journey from Caribbean global consciousness to his role in Black Power activism in Britain.

In this episode, we trace Darcus Howe’s journey from Caribbean “global consciousness” and Trinidad’s Black Power uprising to the Mangrove Nine, the Race Today Collective and political organising in Britain. This episode uncovers how Howe built institutions, challenged the state and became a key target of the Special Branch’s Black Power desk. Leila Hassan Howe – Veteran Black British activist, former member of the Race Today Collective and long-time campaigner for racial justice and Black self-organisation. Dr Tennyson Joseph – Political scientist and lecturer at the University of the West Indies, specialising in Caribbean politics, decolonisation, and the work of CLR James. Dr Robin Bunce – Historian of Black Power and radical politics in Britain, and co-author of Darcus Howe: A Political Biography. Written, presented, and produced by Deanna Lyncook & Weyland McKenzie-Witter Mix and Sound design by Weyland McKenzie-Witter Series Theme Music by Kyron Akal Artwork by Rei Bleu - www.reibleu.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Deanna Lyncook, Weyland McKenzie-Witter

Guests: Leila Hassan Howe, Dr Tennyson Joseph, Dr Robin Bunce

Topics covered

  • Black Power
  • Caribbean politics
  • racial justice
  • political organizing
  • historical activism

Keywords

  • Darcus Howe
  • Black Power
  • Caribbean consciousness
  • Mangrove Nine
  • racial justice
  • political organizing
  • Leila Hassan Howe
  • Dr Tennyson Joseph
  • Dr Robin Bunce

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Race Today Collective, University of the West Indies, Special Branch, Mangrove Nine, CLR James

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