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Two Decades On – A continued legacy remembers Mikey Powell

Mikey’s Mother in 2013 – Clarissa Powell : Image Credit Ken Fero (Migrant Media)

source: 4WardEverUK
published: 6 September 2018

The 7th September 2023 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the brutal and needless death of father of three, Michael Lloyd Powell (commonly known as Mikey, and a cousin of the renowned poet and writer, Dr Benjamin Zephaniah) at the hands of West Midlands Police in Lozells, Birmingham. Mikey was experiencing a psychotic episode.

Mikey’s 20th year commemoration will be marked in a joint event to be held at The Legacy Centre in Birmingham on 25 November 2023. The event, entitled 40:20:01, combines a celebration of INQUEST’s 40th year, a dedication to Mikey’s life, as well as the first ever Memorial Family Fund Annual Gala Activists Awards.

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Tippa Naphtali speaks – A Legacy for Mikey Powell

Mikey Powell remembrance bannersource: 4WardEverUK
published: 6 September 2018

Mikey’s cousin and prominent activist and social justice campaigner, Tippa Naphtali, has written the following moving article to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Mikey’s 2003 death in custody.

It was a lazy Sunday morning of 7th September 2003 when I received the devastating news from my sister that my cousin, Michael Lloyd Powell (known as Mikey), had died during a violent restraint by West Midlands police officers. This news was to mark the start of a 15-year journey that would have a significant impact on my life to this day.

Mikey was a hard-working and loving father of three boys, and was well-known and respected in the local community. He was experiencing a severe psychotic episode when police officers were called by my distraught aunt, Clarissa Powell.

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News updates put on hold!

News network iconssource: 4WardEverUK
published: 1 April 2017

From April 2017 there will be no more regular news items posted on the Mikey Powell Campaign website. There may however be the occasional updates related to Mikey’s case or any major national developments.

Tippa Naphtali (cousin of Mikey Powell and founder of 4WardEver UK) said;

“We have taken this decision due to workloads on a very small team of volunteers that manage our online resources. The 4WardEverUK website is the main source for news, resources and information in relation to deaths and abuses in detention, and we therefore need to focus our limited human resources into maintaining that commitment.”

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