Brixton Bard’ Alex Wheatle dies aged 62 after prostate cancer battle - He was also known for being part of the 1981 Brixton ...

Alex Wheatle, the “Brixton Bard” who wrote the Crongton Knights books and inspired a film in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series ...

Quite frankly, we got what we deserved. I became a much, much better human being, courtesy of the Brixton riots in 1981, because after that weekend when I got home that Saturday night I looked ...

The grime MC looks back at the Brixton riots and their impact on the community. For grime MC Big Narstie, Brixton is his hometown. But 40 years ago, it was a very different place - with a series ...

He had become a writer after a short jail sentence for his involvement in the 1981 Brixton race riots in the UK, quickly becoming one of the most influential literary voices in south London and ...

He was also known for being part of the 1981 Brixton riot – which saw him being sent to prison, and inspired Sir Steve McQueen to direct the film Alex Wheatle about the writer’s life for the ...