102 year-old Mr Mitchell steals the show at celebration of Windrush75
Lifestyle Editor Joel Campbell and Mr Mitchell at the Westminster Windrush Caribbean Film & Cultural Festival
The event took place at the Picture House Central Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue where attendees were treated to an afternoon of positive celebration and reflection. Speaking to the Voice, Heather Small, who closed the show, said we should all be proud of the Windrush generation’s contribution to society.“I am a product of that generation. Hardworking, resilient, upright. All of my career, the songs that I sing have been because of the Windrush generation showing me how to be authentic and having integrity.”
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