Leroy Cooper used to paint the road signs in Liverpool 8 in the colours of red, yellow and green.
“Some people say it was vandalism, but to me it was creativity,” says his cousin and poet Levi Tafari, 62. The colours are often used in the flags of African countries and are also synonymous with Rastafari.
“He painted red, yellow and green on the street signs to let people know this is an area that is highly populated by Black people,” explains Levi, adding: “The Chinese had Mandarin characters in Chinatown on the street signs.
