SPOTLIGHT  Walter Rodney (March 23, 1942 – June 13, 1980) For those of you who don’t already know, Walter Rodney was a political activist and influential Black intellectual from Guyana.  In my opinion and in the opinion of many, Rodney is considered to have one of the most brilliant minds throughout the Caribbean.  Influenced by leaders like Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King it is no surprise that he too was killed at too early of an age. On June 13th, Walter Rodney was bombed in his car by the dictorial regime of Guyana.  35,000 people attended his funeral despite the threat of dismissal from work.  

SPOTLIGHT 

Walter Rodney (March 23, 1942 – June 13, 1980)

For those of you who don’t already know, Walter Rodney was a political activist and influential Black intellectual from Guyana.  In my opinion and in the opinion of many, Rodney is considered to have one of the most brilliant minds throughout the Caribbean.  Influenced by leaders like Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King it is no surprise that he too was killed at too early of an age. On June 13th, Walter Rodney was bombed in his car by the dictorial regime of Guyana.  35,000 people attended his funeral despite the threat of dismissal from work.  

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