Dean Atta is a British poet of Greek Cypriot and Caribbean descent . He has been listed by '' The Independent '' newspaper as one of the 100 most influential LGBT people in the United Kingdom . In 2012 , his poem " I Am Nobody 's Nigger , " written in response to the use of the racial slur by the murderers of Stephen Lawrence , achieved much social media coverage , and he was profiled in The Guardian
murderers of Stephen Lawrence
Murder of Stephen Lawrence
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