Weyland McKenzie-Witter is an award-winning multidisciplinary Audio Artist, Archivist, Creative Producer and Writer.
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In the final episode of this mini series, Deanna, Weyland and Athian Akec trace how Darcus Howe carried C.L.R. James' radical tradition from Black Power organising and Race Today into prime-time British TV, from The Bandung File to Devil's Advocate. Through interviews, archive and biography, we explore his confrontations with British power and the legacy that continues to shape Black politics and media today.
This episode features :
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.
Athian Akec - A political educator and community organiser focused on cultivating political imagination and building community capacity for positive change.
Written, presented, and produced by Deanna Lyn Cook & Weyland McKenzie-Witter
Special guest appearance by Athian Akec
Mix and Sound design by Weyland McKenzie - Witter
Series Theme Music by Kyron Akal
Artwork by Rei Bleu - www.reibleu.com
26 Feb 2026
Asking Darcus Howe Ep 1: Who is Darcus Howe?
On Jan 4th 2022, Darcus Howe was honoured at the unveiling of a Nubian Jack plaque in Brixton. But who is Darcus Howe? In Part 1 of this series, we explore Howe's politics, his relationship with C. L. R. James, and the Caribbean radical tradition behind his life's work.
This episode features:
Dr Jak Beula - British entrepreneur, cultural activist, and "educartist" who founded the Nubian Jak Community Trust (NJCT) in 2006.
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
26 Feb 2026
Ep 2: Darcus Howe: Caribbean Global Consciousness to Black Power 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 Lyn Cook & Weyland McKenzie-Witter
Mix and Sound design by Weyland McKenzie-Witter
Series Theme Music by Kyron Akal
Artwork by Rei Bleu - www.reibleu.com
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