NUS President-Elect Shakira Martin Describes How Racist Treatment Motivated Her Return To Studying
(World News UK)

“Everyone knows what the NUS is against, but they’re about to find out what we’re fighting for,� says the union’s newly elected president Shakira Martin. A black, working-class, single mother who has never been to university, Martin represents a dramatic change from many of the 58 presidents who have gone before her. “I have broken the typical stereotype, not only by being a mother, but by being black, talking how I talk and walking how I walk,� the 29-year-old says following a shock victory over controversial former president Malia Bouattia on Wednesday. She’s only the second further education student in the NUS’ history to lead the...