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PROFILES
OHIHONMA project that seeks to celebrate young black

OMO-EBOH, 20 men in a number of creative fields.
This is a project close to his heart as he
School University of Manchester recalls that growing up in Nigeria meant
Subject Law with Politics (LLB) creative vocations were not always celebrated.
Year Second “There is no real incentive to push
Grade average 2:1 someone like me in the arts,” he says, “but
that’s changing.”
Three years ago, Ohihonma founded Green Ohihonma also took part in the ACS’s
Ink, a photography company that allowed Mental Health Week, which sought to
him to share his self-taught talent with the encourage discussion about the taboo subject.
world. He showcases his pieces, which vary in
themes, via his Tumblr page (www.greenink. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
tumblr.com) and is currently working on a As an influencer of modern art in Africa.

FAITH PHILLIPS, 20
School University of York
Course: Bachelor of Laws (BA)
Year First
Grade average 2:1

Faith is the Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority
officer of her college (Langwith) at the
University of York.
JOSHUA OYEDELE, 22 Her job entails representing members JONATHAN
of the college who identify as BME and
School University of Nottingham organising events. Faith also attends weekly RUKUNDO, 22
Subject Law with European Law (LLB) meetings, runs campaigns, organises events
Year Graduated and liaises with the Students’ Union’s BME School University of York
Grade 2:1 committee. Subject Law (LLB)
Faith is a member of the cheerleading Year Graduated
Joshua has juggled his studies and extra- squad at her university. She is responsible for Grade 2:1
curricular activities with a part-time job as the stunt co-ordination of one of three teams
tutor with the Explore Learning tuition centre. of five. In this role she has to dictate how the In ten years, Jonathan Rukundo will be the
“I lead a specialist programme for children stunt goes and decides how to rectify any leading sports lawyer in the country.
who are preparing to sit their 11+ examinations. problems with it. “It’s not a dream any more, it’s a target,”
I teach mathematics, verbal reasoning to a he says.
group of 20 children and prepare activities for Where do you see yourself in 10 years? This steely determination and self-belief
the session,” he says. A partner at a law firm and on my way to has seen Jonathan excel in many leadership
While studying aboard as part of the becoming a judge. roles throughout his teenage years.
Erasmus Programme in Prague, Joshua led a He is the former university college
year-long Czech Legal History project, which treasurer, responsible for an account of up
involved working with people from a number to £30,000. He is also a sole carer for his
of different nationalities and co-ordinating mother who has a mental illness and began
with professors. He is also the captain of the volunteering with South London and Maudsley
Law Society’s rugby team. NHS Foundation Trust after they supported
aided him in his mother’s recovery.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
As a partner at Latham & Watkins LLP. It’s a Where do you see yourself in 10 years?:
firm I’ve really connected with and enjoyed. I’ll be the best sports lawyer in the country.

STEPHANIE and raise awareness of the unconscious and

STEVENS, 21 structural bias that persists,” she says.
To keep the magazine afloat, she acquired
School University of Birmingham funding from the university and was
Subject Law (LLB) responsible for managing where the money
Year Graduated was spent. Stephanie is also charged with
Grade: 2:1 organising, planning and strategising the day-
to-day running of the publication.
Stephanie is the Chair and Founder of Beyond Stephanie is also the Student Ambassador
My Ethnicity, a student-run newspaper that for the Law School where she is responsible
aims to tackle and break down cultural for motivating the team and organising events.
barriers that exist at university.
“The magazine provides a platform for Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
individuals to express their views and culture I would like to see myself in a City law firm,
to help create a more inclusive curriculum definitely an associate on the way to partner.

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