After my parents separated, my siblings and I lived with our father. Our lifestyle was far from conventional, living on the fringe of mainstream society and home-schooled. Our loose curriculum consisted of nutrition and mindfulness, Pan Africanism and, above all, self-sufficiency, growing our own veg and being out in nature. There were challenges from instability and ambivalence.
As a teenager, I lived with my mum in an inner-city estate. I enjoyed the sense of community and my neighbour, a youth worker, kept us busy. But I could not comprehend the interplay of intersectionality within the policing, healthcare and education systems. I became aware of the systemic issues faced by black and mixed-heritage people, in particular boys, and especially when those closest to me experienced the brunt.
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