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Mosre Mo Ngwa was born in Beau in Cameroon and could not have imagined the life that lay ahead that brought him to Wales. As a child, life was simple. Brought up on his mother’s farm, it was school, home, and food. “Life was so simple, it was wonderful, it was heavenly” says the man now known as Eric Ngalle Charles, poet, author, and playwright.

I’m was born and grew up in Tanzania, where most of my family still live, but I have lived in the UK – in Wales – for a long time. In many ways, I was very fortunate as a child.

After the initial years spent in Harlow and having two children in the English town outside London there was a thought process that it was a time for change. A magical moment on a regular visit to north Wales during a long walk to Porthmadog from Pentrefelin emphasized the fact.

As I set out in my introductory post, I will be focusing on different elements of Cardiff’s Betty Campbell statue throughout Black History Month. I will be using the statue as a jumping off point for my own reflections.

Boxing is a tough sport. Watching a couple of 11-year-olds at an amateur event in Newbridge emphasised the fact but there is a sense of controlled mayhem in the ring and at the end a respect toward the opponent and the referee. The elation is there for the winner and the disappointment for the loser. They shake hands and climb out of the ring to hugs and euphoria from parents and friends.

Polish photographer Dr Bartosz Nowicki has had books and exhibitions throughout the UK and Poland but a personal collection of work taken with his daughter Ewa shown at FfotoNewport Gallery in Market Arcade in Newport until the end of the month is probably closer to his heart than any other.