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Jacqueline

McKenzie Wade
Lyn CBE
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Judge
La w Peter Herbert OBE - Judge
Business Sonia Brown MBE

Jacqueline McKenzie, practiced as an immigration, criminal and civil
liberties solicitor at Birnberg Peirce and Partners, handling many Wade Lyn CBE is a Jamaican entrepreneur based in the West
high profile cases. She was also the solicitor for the family of the late Midlands. Selling his world-famous Island Delight Jamaican
Jean Charles De Menezes (wrongfully shot by police on the London patties, established 30 years ago, from two corner shops and
underground) and led in a number of nationally known unlawful detention small traders, Mr Lyn built this company into a multi-million
and refugee and asylum cases. Since 2010, Jacqueline has been running pound business. His early focus was on ensuring a solid
her own immigration and asylum specialist firm, McKenzie Beute and Pope small business base, before branching out into supplying

and in February 2015, she also founded the Organisation for Migration national supermarket chains. As CEO of Cleone Foods
Ltd, he has built a hugely successful business that defines
Advice. Since the start of the Windrush crisis, Jacqueline has been running
the entrepreneurship, ambition and spirit of the Windrush
pro bono surgeries, providing lectures and talks, collating data on the
generation. Mr Wade is an Honorary Consul for the Jamaican
experiences and the impact of those affected. She founded Windrush
High Commission. He is also a committee member of the
Action, a group of some 400 Windrush victims and their families, to act as
Birmingham North-West Business Association and works
their own voice and advocates.
closely with Birmingham City Council, Sutton College and
Birmingham College of Food. In 2012, Wade received a UK
Small Business Award from Prince Charles and in 2013 he
Ellen received a CBE from the Queen

Thomas

- Michael “Venom”
Judge
Acting Marlon Palmer Page

Ellen Thomas is a British actress born and raised in Sierra Leone, relocated -

to Streatham, London as a teenager when she decided to become an Rising Star Judge
actress. Ellen has performed in many television and film roles, but is Marlow Morris
perhaps best known for her recurring role in the Bristol-based comedy,
This year’s Legacy Rising Star Award goes to Michael Page.
Teachers from 2001 to 2004, or as Grace Olubunmi and since 2015,
Competing in his first kickboxing tournament at the age of
Claudette Hubbard in EastEnders and Mrs. Johnson in the hilarious Lenny
five, Michael entered his first international tournament at the
Henry Show. She has appeared in BBC Radio 4’s Clare in the Community
age of eight. He went on to win 10 World Championships in
and BBC’s Three’s Coming of Age. She has guest-starred in Doctor Who,
kickboxing, including winning the British championships 25
Casualty, Holby City, and a host of other television shows, along with
times. Whether it’s UCMMA, Bellator MM, the Super Fight
playing small film roles in Basic Instinct 2, South West 9, Wonderland and
League or mainstream boxing, Michael remains undefeated.
The Secret Laughter of Women. For her role in Rev., she was nominated
Since a child, he has tried hard every single day to achieve
for “Best TV Comedy Performance” at the Black International Film Festival
excellence in his chosen sport and it’s that commitment and
and Music Video & Screen Awards. Ellen is best known for saying “I
dedication and his obvious talented brilliance that makes him
believe that our background and circumstances may influence who we
our 2018 ‘Legacy Rising Star’.
are, but we are ultimately responsible for who we become”.