Jeffrey Dean Nelson
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Jeff was born in West Bromwich in 1963 to Jamaican parents who had migrated in the 1950s. The family lived on an entirely white estate. Jeff was strictly brought up and taught to express himself in the Queen’s English, not Jamaican patois. His father had served in the RAF before him.
Jeff joined the air force in 1980 and left in 1995. He experienced serious racism and was turned down for officer training on grounds of “skin pigmentation”. Jeff pursued a happier career afterwards in the police force. Jeff says his service in the RAF taught him resilience and a determination to improve his qualifications.
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