Lola Adesioye facts for kids

Lola Adesioye is a talented writer, speaker, and singer from London, England. Her parents are from Nigeria. She shares her thoughts on society, politics, and culture in the UK, USA, and Africa.

About Lola's Early Life and Education

Lola Adesioye went to special private schools in Dulwich, South East London. These were Rosemead Preparatory School and James Allen's Girls' School. She was very good at schoolwork and music. At Rosemead, she became the Head Girl. At James Allen's Girls' School, she earned a music scholarship and was also the Head Girl. This means she was a leader among the students.

While at James Allen's Girls' School, Lola joined the European Youth Parliament. This group helps young people learn about how Europe works. She also competed on the school's debating team. This team argues different topics in a structured way.

University Studies

Lola studied at Robinson College, Cambridge, a famous university. She first studied Italian and Spanish languages. Later, she changed her focus to Social & Political Science. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. The university later gave her an honorary master's degree. This is a special award given to people who have done great things.

Student Leadership at Cambridge

At Cambridge University, Lola was very active in student life. She was involved in politics within her college. She also worked with the Cambridge University Students' Union. For two years, she was elected as an officer. She worked as the Anti-Racism and Ethnic Minorities Officer.

Lola helped create Cambridge University's Little Black Book. This book was for students of color. It won awards and was even used by the UK's Department for Education at the time. It was part of their efforts to improve race relations.

In 2004, Lola appeared in a BBC documentary series called Black Ambition. This show followed the lives of eight Black Cambridge students. It showed their experiences during their final year at university.

Lola Adesioye in the Media

Lola Adesioye is a writer whose work is known around the world. She writes about society, politics, and culture in the UK, USA, and Africa. Her articles have been in many well-known publications. These include the New Statesman, The Guardian, and The Economist. She has also written for the BBC, CNN, and The Huffington Post. Other places her work has appeared are TIME magazine, TheRoot.com (from The Washington Post), Forbes Africa, The Atlantic, and EbonyJet.

Lola often appears on TV and radio shows. She shares her thoughts and opinions on channels like CNN, MSNBC, the BBC, Channel 4, and BET.

Her Work as an Editor

Lola was one of the first editors for NBC's African-American news site, TheGrio.com. She was a Deputy Editor there. Before that, she was a Contributing Editor for AOL Blackvoices. This site later became part of Huffington Post Black.

In 2022, Lola reported a lot on the death of Queen Elizabeth for MSNBC. She was asked to share her expert opinion on British race relations. This included how it relates to the Royal Family. In 2021, she was featured in "Cleo Speaks." This was a TV One series about the lives of strong Black women. It was shown again on Apple TV in 2023.

Lola has been called one of "11 black commentators you should be following." She is also known as one of Nigeria's top "wordsmiths." This means she is very skilled with words.

Lola's Music Career

After finishing university, Lola Adesioye worked in the music industry. She worked at big record companies like Atlantic Records. She also worked at Ministry of Sound, a dance music label. Later, she started managing large international music events.

She was a project manager for a huge global music show called Nokia New Year's Eve. She worked with Live Aid and Live 8 producer Kevin Wall on this event. It was for Nokia and MSN and won many awards. After this, she decided to focus on her career in media.

Lola still performs as a singer-songwriter. She uses the stage name Lola Vista.