Posts

Showing posts from October 21, 2023

'I was the only black boy in my entire school but I never let myself become a victim'

Image
Moses Nalocca was the only black boy in his entire school and said that he never saw a difference between him and the other kids until the ignorance started towards him as he grew up. Moses lives in London now but was Born in Kampala, Uganda, in 1984, before moving along the Adriatic Coast in Italy in 1989. Moses was at an immediate disadvantage not knowing the language and had to retake his first year of primary school as a result. "One thing that my mom told me always was to be the difference that makes a difference," Moses told MyLondon. In his school days though, Moses did not truly realise he was the only black child as all he saw in front of him were his friends. He said: "Look at the kids. I have a nephew who is mixed race from my brother and my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law is local Italian and she's white. And my nephew, when he's with other kids, there is no difference at all. The difference comes when you start growing up, when you get into a phas...