 Another notable member of the "Race Today" Collective was Linton Kwesi Johnson, who joined the group in 1974.His first book of poems appeared the same year under the "Race Today" imprint, and he later served as the magazine's arts editor.The publication and its editor feature prominently in the song "Man Free (For Darcus Howe)" on Linton Kwesi Johnson's 1978 debut album "Dread Beat an' Blood" with his then band Poet and the Roots.