Today is not so much a blog…. more…I call for act of sisterhood. I think many of us are finding ourselves in hard times for different reasons at the moment. I have spoken to so many people over the past 2 weeks who are feeling stressed and overwhelmed. It seems that people at the top…
Author: outoftheshadows18
My name is Kendra Houseman. I have been involved with Gangs, Exploitation and CSE for over 26 years on many different levels. I am originally from South West London. A complicated background, living in an inner-city estate, and a lack of communication between adults are just some of the factors that lead to me having to make some life changing choices starting at the age of 11. These choices led to many consequences and created “Blondy” the name and person I was known as on the streets of SW London.
The companies and people that benefited from trying to steal food from children’s mouths should be charged with theft and neglect …. An apology is not good enough
Growing up, I was always free School meals. As a kid I used to wonder what most of the other kids had in the little envelopes that they handed to the lady who came round each day and took the register for school dinners. When I found out they were giving the lady money for…
Did you see what I done…..
This may be one of the shortest blogs I have ever written. But one of the most important. So here is what I need you to do. In a moment, click the audio link below and have this playing whilst you read the rest of my blog. Don’t worry if you are at work or…
2020…. Don’t look back in anger
So here we are…. the last blog of 2020. I have seen many posts on social media all day but the best one I have seen is that of Mercedes Zoe that says “It’s not 2020s fault. I feel like everyone is being mean to it and it can’t have helped what happened. We humans…
A mothers story….. The one that never got told….
It was my mum’s birthday yesterday. I always find it hard but this year I missed her deeply. The day before it was announced that we are tier 4 and that means that my sons are not coming home for Christmas. And I struggled with this more than I thought I would. I work yesterday,…
Cell Block Covid 19
I’m going to tell you a story, but first I would like to address the picture that goes with this blog Everybody in church aint good Everybody in jail aint bad Everybody in your face aint your friend Just think on that for a moment before we move on. Jail is a complicated concept for…
Words have power… So what you gonna do with your power?
Someone I care very much about spoke to me today about the power of words. How we can make or break a person’s day with words. How, like a magical power, we can change a person course of events with just words. Its mad, if you think about, how life can change in so any…
Living in survival mode
I find it hard to relax. Always have. My self-care skills are awful. I find it hard to be kind myself. I have been aware of this for years. But I always have a voice saying “You need to do….” Or “What about ….” I have been saying for 2 years “When I finish my…
20 years ago today Damilola Taylor was stabbed to death… and 20 years on our children are still being murdered on our streets
How has it been 20 years since Damilola was killed in a stairwell. 20 years!!!! I remember when it hit the press and people were talking about a 10-year-old child had been stabbed and killed in Peckham and I checked the news about 5 times…. Because 10 years on age!! My sons were younger than…
County lines exploited, excluded from school and murdered – special report
If you do anything today, make sure you take time out to watch what I can only describe as an outstanding report on the murder of Jaden Moodie. The report is overwhelming because you hear from Jaden’s cousin Fidel Ion. Watch special report HERE Jaden’s death, as some people may know, touched me differently. The…
