Interview with Devon

Self-motivated “DEVON” came to the UK at the age of 7 years. Brought by his Father who was a very important man in his life. Who after coming to the UK found a Job working with trains which supplied them with enough money for them to all move to the UK. He lived in Brixton, (but his family was very spread, having uncles that served in the Air Forces), DEVON had just found a new Home.
He soon started school at Ewfna junior school, but had started in 2years below. He also soon began to receive an amount of racial discrimination in many of his school years from other children. But his life was based on “VALUES AND PRINCIPALS” So got on with school and did Very well.
After leaving junior school he tried to get into grammar school but was rejected because it was full weirdly enough his friend who was white normally got into the school the next week this was no surprise to DEVON though. To be hit by this misfortune did not put him down or let him sit there and accept the way him and fellow black friends were being treated, so they grouped up and started a Youth Club which was not funded by the government, but their own fundraising and contribution to build up their club to which soon grew and grew to 2,000 members and even more. They also introduced extra curriculum games such as football, netball, cricket, basketball and more.
Another feature added to the club was Poetry which was introduced by a friend of DEVON that led to a Radio Station. The club reached a lot of people extending to travelling to many countries and camping.
Later on DEVON received his A-levels but his father then died leaving him to have to look for a job and got a housing manager Job for 2years.
A lot of his life was inspired by Malcolm X also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, he was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist. Malcolm X expressed his beliefs which were one of the reasons why his life story (the book) guided DEVON through Important bits of his Life though Malcolm X was shot in 1965.
“DEVONS” life was based on Values and Principals from a young self-motivated boy to a known Role Model of today
Written by Moyin Oluwajoye 9D