Lola Adesioye facts for kids

Lola Adesioye is a talented writer, speaker, and singer-songwriter. She was born in London, England. Her parents are from Nigeria.

Biography

Early Life and Education

Lola Adesioye went to special private schools in 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. This means she was a student leader. At James Allen's Girls' School, she was a Music Scholar, which means she got a special award for her musical talent. She was also the Head Girl there.

While at James Allen's Girls' School, Lola took part in the European Youth Parliament. This is where young people discuss important topics. She also competed on the school's debating team.

University Life

Lola Adesioye studied at Robinson College, Cambridge University. She first studied Italian and Spanish languages. Later, she changed 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 for her achievements.

At Cambridge University, Lola was very active in student politics. She was elected as the Anti-Racism Officer. She also served as the Ethnic Minorities Officer for two years. She helped create Cambridge University's Little Black Book. This book was for students of color. The UK's Department for Education used it to help with race relations.

In 2004, Lola appeared in a BBC TV show called Black Ambition. The show followed eight Black Cambridge students in their final year.

Media Work

Lola Adesioye is a writer who shares her thoughts on society, politics, and culture. Her articles have been published in many places. These include the New Statesman, The Guardian, The Economist, BBC, CNN, The Huffington Post, TIME magazine, The Washington Post′s TheRoot.com, Forbes Africa, The Atlantic, and EbonyJet. She often appears on TV and radio. You might see her on CNN, MSNBC, the BBC, Channel 4, and BET.

Lola was one of the first editors for NBC's African-American news site TheGrio.com. She was also an editor for AOL Blackvoices. This site later became Huffington Post Black.

In 2022, she talked a lot about the death of Queen Elizabeth for MSNBC. She is known as an expert on British race relations. In 2021, she was featured in "Cleo Speaks." This TV One series is about the lives of amazing Black women. It was shown again on Apple TV in 2023.

People have called her one of the "11 black commentators you should be following." She has also been named one of Nigeria's top writers.

Music Career

After university, Lola Adesioye worked in the music industry. She worked at big record companies like Atlantic and Ministry of Sound. Then, she started managing large international music events. She helped manage the Nokia New Year's Eve show. This was a huge global music event for Nokia and MSN. After this, she decided to focus on her media career. She still performs as a singer-songwriter. Her stage name is Lola Vista.