The council says Zephaniah was "a man of compassion who never forgot the community that shaped him”.

Birmingham City Council have agreed on plans to honour the legacy of Brummie legend Benjamin Zephaniah. The Handsworth-born ...

Just over a year since he died, plans have been unveiled to see Birmingham's Benjamin Zephaniah honoured by the city. | ITV ...

Benjamin Zephaniah—a British poet and professor who appeared in Peaky Blinders as street preacher Jeremiah “Jimmy” Jesus—has died. The new comes via a post on his official Instagram ...

Benjamin Zephaniah was a man of words - he was profound, prolific and never shied away from what really mattered to him. Words flowed out of him, whether written, spoken or sung. "In the beginning ...

Ozzy Osbourne and the other three members of Black Sabbath are are set to be given the freedom of Birmingham (David Davies/PA) All four members of Black Sabbath are set to be given the Freedom of ...

Windrush Child was written by Benjamin Zephaniah and tells the story of a 10-year-old boy called Leonard. In 1958, Leonard travels with his mother from Jamaica to England to join his father.

Watch poet and writer Benjamin Zephaniah read his 'Ode to Muhammad Ali' in June 2016, following the death of the legendary boxer. Zephaniah has died aged 65 after being diagnosed with a brain ...

Sixty-five trees are to be planted in a Birmingham park in memory of poet and actor Benjamin Zephaniah. Zephaniah, from Handsworth, died in December aged 65, eight weeks after being diagnosed with ...

All four members of Black Sabbath are set to be given the Freedom of Birmingham as part of plans which would also see late poet and actor Benjamin Zephaniah officially honoured by the city.

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