The family and friends of the murdered sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman gathered in a vigil to commemorate the two women, which is Nicole’s 29th birthday.
Last June, Bibaa and Nicole had been celebrating Bibaa’s birthday in the park when they were stabbed to death by 19-year-old Danyal Hussein.
The mother of Mina Smallman, a retired Church of England clergyman, said she hoped the vigil would celebrate the lives of her daughters, while the proceedings were started by the Brent North councillor Barry Gardner Sing of strange grace.
Speaking to the assembled crowd, Ms. Smallman said: “As a teacher and pastor, I have dedicated my life to raising boys and girls who are looked down upon by people and think they cannot be anyone. Now I am doing this for my girls, I am doing this for every girl here.
“I’m tired of old, gray, boring white people telling us how to live.
“You know that nothing has changed, because they still have power and they still give orders.
“We haven’t really gone through the glass ceiling, they just put a concrete ceiling. Well, we are introducing a bulldozer. We are calling for it.”
Ms. Smallman also criticized the media for under-reporting the girl’s disappearance compared with reports of missing whites.
The vigil organized by these streets in Reclaim also included the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and members of Parliament. Dawn Butler And David Lamy.
Ms. Smallman’s family and friends, Steve Saley, told the Pennsylvania News Agency of the support shown during the vigil: “This is exactly what it should have been at the beginning. The position we are now in should be completed last year. This is what hurts. .”
Leoni Sely, who knows the family, said: “It’s great to see so many people here. It’s great for us to hold a celebration now, because it happened during Covid and didn’t get what it deserved. pay attention to.
“It must be uplifting. They must have this to push them through. It must be positive or it will be bad.”
After praying for the girls, music played the Eurythmics sisters doing it for themselves, and the participants left candles, bouquets and placards.
David Young-Phombeah from northwest London participated in the vigil to show his support.
He said: “My sister lives next to the park, only five minutes away from where this tragic incident happened. For me, it is really popular.
“During the heat wave last year, there were hundreds of people here every day. Because I am a local and I am a real Londoner, I am very touched by this.”
