Books By Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell - Author

Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell is an ex-elite athlete who swam for both Great Britain and Kenya over a 10-year career. She is a former British Champion, world number one and the first Black woman ever to swim for Great Britain. Her 2019 documentary, Breakfast in Kisumu, which she directed and produced, premiered at renowned film festival, IDFA, and her essay, 'Hegemanic America' -- on immigration and interracial relationships - won the 2021 US 'Justice For' Essay Prize. Honoured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2023 in the Social Impact category and selected as one of TIME's 18 Black leaders working to end the racial wealth gap, Rebecca is also the CEO of the 10,000 Interns Foundation, a non-profit that champions underrepresented talent by creating paid internship opportunities. Rebecca studied Fine Art at the University of Oxford, Brasenose College. She lives in London but still calls Kenya home. These Heavy Black Bones is her first book.

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