Mike Tabor
Michael "Cetewayo" Aloysius Tabor (13 December 1946 – 17 October 2010) popularly known as Mike Tabor was a writer and a leading radio personality in Zambia.
Early life
He was born to Grace Hunter and Michael Tabor Sr in Harlem, USA. He attended the St. Aloysius Roman Catholic School on West 132nd Street and Harlem's Rice High School where he excelled in both academics and varsity athletics.
Black Panther Party
Tabor was a member of the Black Panther Party who was charged and tried as part of an alleged conspiracy to bomb public buildings in New York City and kill members of the New York Police Department. Four months into the trial Tabor and another defendant fled to Algeria. Despite his ultimate acquittal on all charges, Tabor remained in exile in Africa until his death, never returning to the United States.
Algeria expelled Tabor and he and his then wife, Connie Matthews, moved to Zambia in 1972, where Tabor wrote about politics and hosted a radio show. Despite repeated requests, Tabor refused to return to the United States.
Death
He died at age 63 in Lusaka, Zambia, on October 17, 2010, due to complications of multiple strokes. He was survived by his second wife, Priscilla Matanda, as well as by a daughter and three sons.
