Eddie Ndopu: 'I’ve never known my place. It is this audacity, I believe, that has been the secret sauce to my success. If I knew my place I would never have become the first disabled Black man to graduate from Oxford with a Masters in Public Policy'
Ndopu is an award-winning global humanitarian and social justice advocate. He serves as one of the UN Secretary-General’s SDG Advocates and sits on the board of the United Nations Foundation.
I’m reminded of a time when I was invited for brunch by a former head of state whom I’d befriended years earlier after meeting at a conference where we’d both been invited to speak. The dignitary was in town for the United Nations General Assembly, the annual convening of world leaders—dubbed the Super Bowl of diplomacy—that brings New York City to a virtual standstill. He was staying in the penthouse suite of a high-rise condominium complex.
Thinking about this incident now, the activist and humanitarian in me knows that in the name of equality and justice, none of these accolades should be considered when reflecting on the despicable way in which I was treated by that doorman. Being exceptional should not be a prerequisite for being treated with respect and dignity. But that’s exactly my point.
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