When my daughters were delivered safely.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 February 2009 source ↗
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On holiday in Orlando with my wife, Kate, and kids just before lockdown. I wasn’t drinking or gambling. I was so happy, so at peace with myself – I’d been searching for that for many a year.
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Probably last night, when I went into my sons’ bedroom and kissed them on their smelly heads.
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When I was young and carefree, before I realised what the obstacles were that we face as black people. I was raised in a beautiful home with incredible parents. They allowed me to enjoy what it was to be a child.
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