Singing attorney motivates youth

Attorney- at-law and recording artiste Walker Daughter recently released three songs which she has been using as part of presentations in schools to motivate children.

Born Denniese Walker, the attorney, who was called to the Bar in 2013, is a recent addition to the ongoing Fully Bright School Tour, an initiative of Dr Garth McDonald. She has recorded Rise Up Young Men and Weh Mi Fi Do on the Bad Bull Production label, and Farming on the Prolific label.

"I am so honoured to be a part of this dynamic Fully Bright School Tour. Fully Bright is not only about entertainment; it's a package with lots of values for teachers, students and parents. I kept hearing so much about Fully Bright from the coordinator of this initiative. I finally decided to meet with him. We had a full discussion before making a firm decision," she explained.

"As a lawyer, I have represented several incarcerated young men and am concerned about the life and the future of these young men. Somebody will have to do the job of preparing them for the future," she added.

Her first event with the tour was at the Duhaney Park Primary School on April 12, which was the school's Career Day. Her message involved motivating the students to do their lessons and listen to their parents. She also shared details of her humble background, noting that her parents were poor but hard-working.

"My mother would sometimes sleep in Coronation Market to take care of her 10 children. I was never a top student, having sat and failed the Common Entrance Examination three times," she revealed. Not discouraged by her early failures, she persevered.

"I decided I wanted a profession and began burning the midnight oil to graduate with a decent profession," she said.

"I achieved degrees in psychology and sociology while studying on my own. I later studied and passed my exams for my law degree that lasted for four years," she said.