Ira Philip Explained

Ira Philip
Birth Date:	16 December 1925
Birth Place:	Somerset Village, Bermuda
Death Place:	Bermuda
Nationality:	Bermudian
Occupation:	Writer and politician

Ira Philip (16 December 1925 – 9 April 2018) was a Bermudian writer and politician.

Early life

On 16 December 1925, Philip was born in Somerset Village, Bermuda.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Philip's journalism career stretched six decades and was primary associated with the Bermuda Recorder and ZFB Radio. Philip counted Richard Allen, Marcus Garvey and A. Philip Randolph among his influences.^[3] Philip later represented the Progressive Labour Party (PLP) as a member of the Senate, and, in 2015, received the Drum Major Awards from the PLP.^[4]

Personal life

On 9 April 2018, Philip died aged 92.^[5]

Selected publications

• Freedom Fighters: From Monk to Mazumbo, 1988
• Heroines in the Medical Field of Bermuda, 1994
• The History of the Bermuda Industrial Union: a Definitive History of the Organised Labour Movement in Bermuda
• Champ: The One and Only Alma Hunt^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Philip. Ira. Island notebook. 9 April 2018. Royal Gazette. 8 February 2014.
2. News: Philip. Ira. Looking back as 90th birthday nears. 9 April 2018. Royal Gazette. 12 December 2015.
3. News: Bell. Jonathan. Journalist and historian Philip dies. 9 April 2018. Royal Gazette. 9 April 2018.
4. News: Philip listed among PLP’s Drum Majors. 9 April 2018. Royal Gazette. 13 April 2015.
5. News: Burgess. Don. Writer & Journalist Ira Philip Passes Away. 9 April 2018. Bernews. 9 April 2018.
6. Web site: Alma 'Champ' Hunt. Bernews.