Buzz Johnson

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Buzz Johnson
Born
Norris Chrisleventon Johnson

(1951-11-02)2 November 1951
Buccoo, Tobago
Died11 February 2014(2014-02-11) (aged 62)
London, England, UK
EducationMiddlesex Polytechnic;
City of London Polytechnic;
London School of Printing
Occupation(s)Publisher and community activist
Known forKaria Press

Norris Chrisleventon "Buzz" Johnson (2 November 1951 – 11 February 2014), generally known as Buzz Johnson, was a Tobago-born publisher and activist who in the 1970s relocated to England, UK. There he set up a small publishing company called Karia Press, based in east London, producing books relevant to community and race relations, and making available and better known the work of many key writers, including Claudia Jones, whom he is credited with having "rediscovered".[1]

Johnson was involved with such organisations as Caribbean Labour Solidarity (CLS), Liberation and the Institute of Race Relations, and helped set up community support centres, such as the Claudia Jones Organisation, and supplementary schools.[2] His other campaigning work included support for the anti-apartheid movement and for progressive politics in Grenada and Saint Vincent.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Voice was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Emma Bartholomew, "Radical black publisher and pioneering social activist, Buzz Johnson, leaves lasting legacy", Hackney Gazette, 24 March 2014.
  3. ^ Godfrey J. Martin, "Eulogy: Remembering "Norris Buzz Johnson", 1 March 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CLS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).