Ellie Abraham: “It can be uncomfortable being the stereotype of a mixed-race person”

The journalist on vulnerability and being put on a pedestal

Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week I’m speaking to journalist Ellie Abraham, who has Black and white heritage. For Ellie, music has been a huge way to connect to her Caribbean culture, but she also found solace seeing singer-songwriters like Corinne Bailey Rae who looked like her. Read more of Ellie’s story below.