Deep and meaningful conversation often comes back to sacrifice for the greater good of the community. I spent many years of my life helping other people, and over time I began to understand how deeply that instinct was shaped by my history. Knowing your history, recognising its value, and preserving it matters, because a sense of connection to where we come from forms the foundation of who we are.

My family is Jamaican, my parents met in London and had three children. I am the second-born, the proverbial middle child, and the only son. As I have grown older, I have become more aware that certain parts of my own foundation were missing, and that I needed to actively investigate and understand them. That process has been essential, because it has shaped how I see myself, how I relate to others, and how I show up in the world.