But it isn't speculation[1], he's organised riots[2]. Darcus Howe is a far-left ex-Black Panther who sees nearly everything through colour[3]. If you take a moment to read his columns you'll see recurring themes about how black people are treated. Take it with a massive rock of salt.

[1] - http://www.internationaltimes.it/index.php?year=1971&vol...

[2] - http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2008/08/brixton-and-the-ri...

[3] - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4360054.stm

Darcus Howe was a very well known agitator in the 1980s and served time for assaulting a police officer.

As soon as he's backed into a corner he plays the "negro" card, he knows fully well how to manipulate the BBC.

was MLK an agitator? I don't know anything about Howe, but I get skeptical when dissidents are labelled with the intention of dismissing them.

He's a professional race "victim", without stirring up racial tension, he loses his soapbox and his income.

If you look at the footage and photos of the rioters, they come in all shades.

True. Without defending the reporter, as I have my own opinion about the interview, it isn't a bad thing that she tries to challenge his view of the situation to get more information, but the way she does it seems forced and coercive, trying to almost pin him as "one of them" without saying it directly.

Edit: I've also read about his past, as a few other people have responded to your comment linking to some of his history as an activist. That's a whole different ballgame from the one I was originally talking about, which is responsible journalism.