Afua Hirsch
British writer and broadcaster
Afua Hirsch is a British writer and broadcaster who has also worked as a journalist and barrister. She wrote Brit(ish), a book on race, identity and belonging.
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British Born 1981 in Stavanger, Norway
About Afua Hirsch
Afua Hirsch, born in 1981, is a British writer and broadcaster. She has worked as a journalist for The Guardian and was Sky News's Social Affairs and Education Editor from 2014 to 2017. She has also worked as a barrister. Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging came out in 2018, and she was given a Jerwood Award during the writing. The book was a Sunday Times bestseller. The Royal Society of Literature made her a Fellow in 2024.