Val McCalla

British publisher
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Also known as: Val Irvine McCalla
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In full:
Val Irvine McCalla
Born:
Oct. 3, 1943, Kingston, Jam.
Died:
Aug. 22, 2002, Seaford, East Sussex, Eng. (aged 58)

Val McCalla (born Oct. 3, 1943, Kingston, Jam.—died Aug. 22, 2002, Seaford, East Sussex, Eng.) was a Jamaican-born British publisher who founded The Voice, an influential British newspaper focusing on black issues and interests. Before moving to England at age 15, McCalla studied accounting at Kingston College, a Jamaican high school. He served in the Royal Air Force, failing to become a pilot but working as a bookkeeper. After his RAF service, McCalla volunteered at East End News, an alternative newspaper, while working as an accountant. He launched The Voice in 1982 at a time of racial unrest in the ...(100 of 157 words)