Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Kamau Brathwaite

Born: May 11, 1930
Died: February 4, 2020 (aged 89)
Bio: Edward Kamau Brathwaite was a Barbadian poet and academic, widely considered one of the major voices in the Caribbean literary canon.
Known for:
- The arrivants (1973)
- Born to Slow Horses (2005)
- History of the voice (1984)
- Elegguas (2010)