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John La Rose 1966 - 2006
John was a political and cultural activist, poet, writer, publisher and founder of New Beacon Books, the first specialist Caribbean publishing company in Britain.Biography
He was also the founder and subsequently Chairman of the George Padmore Institute, a library, archive and educational research centre housing materials relating to the life experiences of Caribbean, African and Asian communities in Britain.Photo by Toni Gorton