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Afua Hirsch

Afua Hirsch

The Guardian

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Jason Arday is now the stick the right will use to beat back racial equality. Don’t let that happen

In 1987, a college at the University of Cambridge considered offering a prestigious position to a black man in what would be the first appointment of...

13.08.2026 20

The Guardian

Afua Hirsch

Have no doubt: the campaign to sack Misan Harriman is part of an assault on black figures in public life

I met Tommy Robinson once. It was 10 years ago exactly, during one of his many failed attempts to mainstream Islamophobia in British politics with a...

21.05.2026 20

The Guardian

Afua Hirsch