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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Dennis Brutus, 1924-2009

Dave Zirin's Huffington Post piece

Democracy Now! special

I consider him a dear friend, even though I only saw him twice in my life. The first time we discussed geopolitics and Africa. He ended up giving me one of his books for free (and signing it) because I didn't bring enough money to buy both. He confirmed a lot of my suspicions regarding U.S. interests in Africa and the unlikelihood that it could serve as an honest broker of peace on the continent.

He was humble, wise, poetic, and revolutionary. The world needs more men like him.

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