As we mourn Benjamin Zephaniah's death, learn this lesson from his brilliant life | Hugh Muir

He was a man of strong progressive views, readily expressed, and yet retained a public affection that ensured his voice was heard Here are some things we know about the late, gone-too-soon Benjamin Zephaniah. He was a prominent Rastafarian in the days before Rastamouse and Levi Roots made people of that faith palatable to the mainstream public; a time when they were more often fodder for the Metropolitan police's racist mania for stop and search. He was outspoken on social justice issues such as...