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Writer's pictureYvonne YEW

*NATIONAL NEWS*IDRIS ADDRESSES KNIFECRIME*

WHO IS IDRIS ELBA ?

Idris Elba was born to immigrant working-class parents (his father was from Sierra Leone, and his mother was born in Ghana). He became interested in drama while attending school and was awarded a grant by the Prince’s Trust to join (1990).


From there he went on to become an ;

  • Actor

  • Disc jockey

  • Rapper

  • Singer


He is an phenomenal all rounder. He is best known for his part in The Wire and Luther', which led on to acting roles in 'The long walk (Nelson Mandela)' 2013.


Idris Elba was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2016 New Years Honours for his services to drama.


Idris is now addressing the knife crime happening in all our communities today. Eight months ago, Idris started the campaign to rid our streets of the knifes killing our children every day.

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And then yesterday (Sept 11th 2024) Idris was in a meeting in the launch of anti-knife crime coalition.


Video credits YouTube


LOOKING INTO KNIFECRIME FURTHER WITH RAPPER AKALA




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