Evan X Hyde
| Evan X Hyde | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Evan Anthony Hyde 30 April 1947 Belize City, British Honduras (now Belize) |
| Nationality | Belizean |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Occupation | Publisher of Amandala (1969–present) |
| Political party |
People's United Party (1977) United Black Association for Development (1969–1974) |
Evan Anthony Hyde (better known as Evan X Hyde) (born April 30, 1947) is a Belizean writer, journalist, media executive and former politician. He publishes and writes for the nation's largest newspaper, Amandala, and oversees its subsidiaries, KREM Radio (formed in 1989) and Krem Television (formed in 2004). Between 1969 and 1974 he headed the United Black Association for Development (UBAD), which demanded better conditions for Belize's black people and emphasized unity. He earned a B.A. in English from Dartmouth College.
Hyde was born in Belize City to a large family led by his father, Charles B. Hyde, a public servant. He attended the Holy Redeemer Boys' School, prior to its amalgamation with a girls' school of the same name, and the all-male St. John's College High School in Belize City. Hyde particularly excelled at creative writing. He was among the first students to attend the SJC Junior College in 1964 and 1965, before being granted a scholarship by the U.S. Embassy to study at Dartmouth in Hanover, New Hampshire. Hyde enrolled in September 1966 and graduated in June 1968 among the top students in his class. He had settled on a writing career, but events that were to unfold over the next five years greatly altered that outlook.
Upon Hyde's return to Belize in 1968 the nation he had left behind two years prior was in turmoil due to the latest rejected proposal to end the Guatemalan claim. Hyde took a job teaching at Belize Technical College and in the meantime attempted to link up with other young intellectuals to try to influence the course of Belizean development. Hyde had been exposed to the teachings of the early Black Power movement in the United States, particularly Stokely Carmichael and Malcolm X (who had recently been assassinated).
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