As a mixed-race woman in the legal industry, my journey hasn’t followed a traditional path. I struggled at school, often feeling like I didn’t fit the mould, and I found that I had to embrace being ‘different’ even if it came with its difficulties. I remember people always being confused about my hair, referring me to individuals such as Bob Marley just because I have a Jamaican heritage. I remember always referring to the Human Rights Act 1998 and known that I was a ‘protected person’ under the law. However, was that enough protection?
I remember walking down the street to racial slurs being shouted. I lived in a white-British area and gone to school where I was the 1% of an ethnic background. I shifted my mindset and told myself ‘Yes I am that 1% and I am proud of being Jamaican even if others don’t like that.’
But those challenges shaped my resilience and deepened my commitment to making the legal world more inclusive. Now, as I build my career, I’m proud to represent the voices that are too often overlooked and to show others that there is space for all of us—regardless of where we started. Diversity isn’t just a buzzword; it’s the reason I’m here today, still pushing forward.
I seek to set out a little bit of my story, so others don’t feel alone. I assist people with obtaining Orders for their protection such as Non-Molestation Orders / Domestic Abuse Protection Order.
Statistically Black survivors of domestic abuse were 3% more likely to report the abuse they experienced to the police than white survivors of domestic abuse, over the same period.
According to a report by the Office for National Statistics, Black women are more likely to experience domestic abuse than women from any other ethnic group in England and Wales.
The same report found that Black women are more likely to experience repeat victimisation with 35% of Black women who experience domestic abuse experiencing it more than once, compared to 26% of white women.
Unveiling the Truth: Domestic Abuse Among Black Women in the UK — Our Streets Now
