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Michael Holman


Born
in Penzance, Cornwall, England, The United Kingdom
December 23, 1945


Michael Holman is a British journalist and writer. He was the Africa Editor of the Financial Times from 1984 to 2002 and has written several novels and an autobiography.
He was born in Penzance, Cornwall, but his parents emigrated to Southern Rhodesia when he was two. He was educated at Chaplin High School and studied English at University College of Rhodesia where he was awarded a BA in 1968.
Holman was the co-editor of Black & White, a satirical magazine. The publication was banned by the Rhodesian government and he was arrested in August 1968 and restricted to his home town of Gwelo under the Law & Order (Maintenance) Act. In August 1969 the order was extended for a further year.
He was granted an exit permit to attend the University of Edi ...more

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Last Orders at Harrods: An ...
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Fatboy and the Dancing Ladies
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Mom and Dad, I’m gay: Comin...
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For What It's Worth
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“This kid was writing saying that they were breaking down some of the racial lines in their towns and communities, because their break dance crews were mixed race, and they didn’t give a fuck. They didn’t care what the Klu Klux Klan said.”

- Michael Holman (screenwriter, Basquiat)

from nthWORD Issue #8, coming soon...”
― Michael Holman
tags: break-dancing, hip-hop, klu-klux-klan, race
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