Brenda Edwards: Jamal’s trust will continue his work of instilling self belief

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brenda Edwards has said she will carry on her late music entrepreneur son Jamal’s work of instilling self belief in young people so they can feel “empowered”. “And that’s what we’re trying to do with the trust and we will achieve that, because we have self belief.” Loose Women presenter Brenda, 53, added that there are “not enough words” to describe what Jamal meant to her, but that the outpouring from people across the world had shown how loved he was. Jamal’s sister Tanisha Artman told PA that it was an “absolute honour” to have Jamal’s friends involved in the fundraiser, adding: “It shows how inspiring and how many people he touched just from the amount of people that just want to help.” The Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust, set up in his honour following his death, is also developing a scholarship programme and back-to-work scheme for young people at risk of homelessness in partnership with Centrepoint, the leading youth homelessness charity in the UK. US actor Crews told PA he wanted to be involved in the fundraiser gala to “continue Jamal’s legacy” as he felt he was a “visionary” who had made an impact on many lives.