Hackney mother calls out "stroppy teenager of colour" tweet
Ruby Williams, now 19, with her dad Lenny and mum Kate. Picture: Williams family - Credit: Williams family A barrister was sacked from his chambers for calling a former Hackney schoolgirl a “stroppy teenager of colour”. Barrister Jon Holbrook was expelled from his position at Cornerstone Barristers following tweets concerning Hackney’s Ruby Williams, now 19. Ruby made headlines when she challenged her school’s uniform policy after being sent home due to the length of her afro hair. She received an £8,500 out-of-court-settlement from Urswick School on Paragon Road. Mr Holbrook r...
Source: hackneygazette.co.uk