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Radio 5 Live,9 mins
Former gang leader: ‘Easier to get a knife than a pair of trainers’
5 Live In ShortAvailable for over a year
Former South London gang leader Nequela Whittaker has told 5 live how she turned her back on her violent past and became a youth worker in the same area. Speaking to Nicky Campbell on 5 live Breakfast, she said: "I refused to be the picture hanging on the wall of the prison cell. "That made me realise that I had so much potential and with my potential, I could come back and be the changer in my community.” This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Friday 23rd March 2018.
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