Black newspaper editor celebrated in theatre show
Briefly

"I want to shine a light on one of this country's great pioneers. He was one of those extraordinary men who just knew that his life was bigger than himself."
"His widow Joyce wanted to somehow keep his legacy going. And so she decided to write this play, which explored the man."
"1982 was when Flip became the first editor of The Voice Newspaper; there was no social media, so a lot of our information came from word of mouth..."
"Flip was very charismatic, very driven, his viewpoint was very afro-centric, very Jamaican. He had a mission. He just wanted to do something for his people."
Read at www.bbc.com
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