Mel only knew her white family for a long long time

All Mel had growing up was access to her white heritage. Because that's all her mum shared... Nobody other than her mum knew about her other dad's origins. But she came out clearly mixed race from being a baby. And over time, others outside of the family started pointing it out to her. Listen to Mel's full story tomorrow (Aug 3). Look for Essays in Sepia on your favourite podcast platform. #identity #mixedrace #mauritian #british #leeds #unknown #hidden #family #essaysinsepia