Cambridge, United Kingdom, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Going to Cambridge had always been a dream for Matthew Omoefe Offeh, one of a growing number of black students who are slowly reshaping the elite university’s racial mix, helped in part by rapper Stormzy. The 18-year-old from Luton, north of London, has just started an engineering course at Cambridge’s Magdalene College, which traces its roots to 1428 and whose illustrious alumni include the 17th-century diarist Samuel Pepys. Offeh has benefited from Target Oxbridge, a free coaching programme that looks to open up Oxford and Cambridge to more working-class and minority students. Oxford and Cambridge are the two oldest and most prestigious British universities, synonomous with educating the sons and daughters of the establishment from Britain and around the world. “Some people think that they won’t fit in, that Cambridge isn’t a place for black students,” Offeh told AFP. “If you show your passion for your subject and your ability to do it, then you should be fine,” he said. Offeh is among 137 black undergraduates who started at Cambridge this academic year — a 50-percent increase on last year and a huge jump on 2015, when the number was a paltry 38. The increase … Continue reading Backed by Stormzy, Cambridge bids to woo black students