Living History: Wanipa Ndhlovu

My defining moment at Trinity

My defining moment at Trinity was the Black Cantabs portrait exhibition. For the first time, I felt as though my blackness was something that brought me closer to Trinity, rather than setting me apart from it. I had my portrait taken in the Antechapel. Amongst the grandeur, the tradition and the huge, dominating white statues there was me, this ordinary 5-foot-something black girl! I should have felt small but instead I felt powerful, and I will never forget that feeling. Trinity is slowly transforming from this big scary institution into my home, and I can only hope that my next two years here will be just as challenging and strange and scary and beautifully empowering.

Wanipa Ndhlovu matriculated in 2018. She is studying Law. Wanipa is BME Officer of Trinity College Students’ Union and President of Cambridge University Africa Caribbean Society.