AM In your book (In Black and White: A Young Barrister’s Story of Race and Class in a Broken Justice System, 2020) you say that your journey into law and becoming a barrister was a direct response to a devastating crime where a young person you knew was the victim. We know that many young people, through their experiences, may distrust the law. Why did the experience you had turn you towards it?
AW I became really interested in criminal justice. I found it difficult to understand why my friend had been murdered. I couldn’t understand why other young people were so willing to take the life of someone they’d never even met before. It was absolutely devastating. I knew that things needed to change when I started going to court to observe cases and saw a disproportionate number of black defendants and victims. In my view, the best way to change something is from within, which led me to where I am today.
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