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==Media==
==Media==
Adesioye is an international writer whose commentary and analysis on UK, US and African society, politics and culture has been published in the ''[[New Statesman]]'',<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/316986 Lola Adesioye page] at ''New Statesman.</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Lola Adesioye Column Archive|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/lolaadesioye|newspaper=The Guardian | location=London|date=4 June 2008}}</ref> ''[[The Economist]]'',<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.economist.com/node/13110141 |work=The Economist |title=Much still to do |date=14 February 2009}}</ref> [[BBC]], CNN,<ref>{{cite news|last=Adesioye|first=Lola|title=Nigeria Needs More Than New Leaders to Change|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2010-10-01/opinion/opinion.nigeria.people_1_nigerians-oil-revenues-african-countries/2?_s=PM:OPINION|publisher=CNN}}</ref> ''[[The Huffington Post]]'',<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lola-adesioye/ | work=Huffington Post | first=Lola | last=Adesioye | title=Lola Adesioye}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME magazine]]'', ''The Washington Post''′s [[The Root (magazine)|TheRoot.com]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Adesioye|first=Lola|title=Column Archive|url=http://www.theroot.com/users/lolaadesioye|publisher=TheRoot.com}}</ref> ''[[Forbes|Forbes Africa]]'', and ''EbonyJet''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adesioye|first=Lola|title=London's Burning: As a Brit Living Abroad, Writer Lola Adesioye Shares Her Take on Some of the Issues And Solutions|url=http://stage.ebonyjet.com/Templates/DetailsView.aspx?id=19414|publisher=EbonyJet}}</ref> She regularly appears as a talking head on TV and radio, including CNN,<ref>{{cite news| last=Adesioye|first=Lola|title=UK activist speaks about London Riots|url=http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/08/11/uk.riots.classism.cnn|publisher=CNN.com}}</ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20120913002754/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46979745/vp/48952315#48952390 MSNBC], the BBC, [http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1529573111?bclid=35553978001&bctid=40472650001 Channel 4] and [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]].
Adesioye is an international writer whose commentary and analysis on UK, US and African society, politics and culture has been published in the ''[[New Statesman]]'',<ref>[http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/316986 Lola Adesioye page] at ''New Statesman.</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Lola Adesioye Column Archive|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/lolaadesioye|newspaper=The Guardian | location=London|date=4 June 2008}}</ref> ''[[The Economist]]'',<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.economist.com/node/13110141 |work=The Economist |title=Much still to do |date=14 February 2009}}</ref> [[BBC]], CNN,<ref>{{cite news|last=Adesioye|first=Lola|title=Nigeria Needs More Than New Leaders to Change|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2010-10-01/opinion/opinion.nigeria.people_1_nigerians-oil-revenues-african-countries/2?_s=PM:OPINION|publisher=CNN}}</ref> ''[[The Huffington Post]]'',<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lola-adesioye/ | work=Huffington Post | first=Lola | last=Adesioye | title=Lola Adesioye}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME magazine]]'', ''The Washington Post''′s [[The Root (magazine)|TheRoot.com]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Adesioye|first=Lola|title=Column Archive|url=http://www.theroot.com/users/lolaadesioye|publisher=TheRoot.com|access-date=11 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314111657/http://www.theroot.com/users/lolaadesioye|archive-date=14 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Forbes|Forbes Africa]]'', and ''EbonyJet''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adesioye|first=Lola|title=London's Burning: As a Brit Living Abroad, Writer Lola Adesioye Shares Her Take on Some of the Issues And Solutions|url=http://stage.ebonyjet.com/Templates/DetailsView.aspx?id=19414|publisher=EbonyJet|access-date=20 September 2012|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130122042210/http://stage.ebonyjet.com/Templates/DetailsView.aspx?id=19414|archive-date=22 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> She regularly appears as a talking head on TV and radio, including CNN,<ref>{{cite news| last=Adesioye|first=Lola|title=UK activist speaks about London Riots|url=http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/08/11/uk.riots.classism.cnn|publisher=CNN.com}}</ref> [https://web.archive.org/web/20120913002754/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46979745/vp/48952315#48952390 MSNBC], the BBC, [http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1529573111?bclid=35553978001&bctid=40472650001 Channel 4] and [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]].


Adesioye was one of the founding editors (Deputy Editor) of NBC's African-American news site [[The Grio|TheGrio.com]] and was a Contributing Editor for [[Blackvoices.com|AOL Blackvoices]] before it became Huffington Post Black.
Adesioye was one of the founding editors (Deputy Editor) of NBC's African-American news site [[The Grio|TheGrio.com]] and was a Contributing Editor for [[Blackvoices.com|AOL Blackvoices]] before it became Huffington Post Black.


She has been described<ref>[http://atlantapost.com/2010/07/27/11-sharp-black-commentators-you-should-be-following-10000/3/ ''The Atlanta Post'': 11 Sharp Black Commentators You Should Be Following] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131184622/http://atlantapost.com/2010/07/27/11-sharp-black-commentators-you-should-be-following-10000/3/ |date=31 January 2011 }}</ref> as one of "11 black commentators you should be following" and has been named one of Nigeria's top wordsmiths.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gausi|first=Tamara|title=10 Nigerian wordsmiths you oughta know|url=http://afripopmag.com/afripop-lists/10-nigerian-wordsmiths-you-oughta-know/|publisher=AfriPop Magazine}}</ref>
She has been described<ref>[http://atlantapost.com/2010/07/27/11-sharp-black-commentators-you-should-be-following-10000/3/ ''The Atlanta Post'': 11 Sharp Black Commentators You Should Be Following] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110131184622/http://atlantapost.com/2010/07/27/11-sharp-black-commentators-you-should-be-following-10000/3/ |date=31 January 2011 }}</ref> as one of "11 black commentators you should be following" and has been named one of Nigeria's top wordsmiths.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gausi|first=Tamara|title=10 Nigerian wordsmiths you oughta know|url=http://afripopmag.com/afripop-lists/10-nigerian-wordsmiths-you-oughta-know/|publisher=AfriPop Magazine|access-date=11 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111233024/http://afripopmag.com/afripop-lists/10-nigerian-wordsmiths-you-oughta-know|archive-date=11 January 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Adesioye's grandfather, Ebun Adesioye, was one of the pioneers of journalism and PR in [[Nigeria]]<ref>Ebun Adesioye [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182256/http://nigerianwiki.com/wiki/Ebun_Adesioye]</ref>. Her maternal great grandmother, Chief Wuraola Esan, was a famous Nigerian senator and educator, the first female member of the Nigerian National Assembly, and became part of Nigerian nobility when she was given the title of Iyalode - "King of the Women" - and acquired the rank of a high chief.
Adesioye's grandfather, Ebun Adesioye, was one of the pioneers of journalism and PR in [[Nigeria]]<ref>Ebun Adesioye [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714182256/http://nigerianwiki.com/wiki/Ebun_Adesioye]</ref>. Her maternal great grandmother, Chief Wuraola Esan, was a famous Nigerian senator and educator, the first female member of the Nigerian National Assembly, and became part of Nigerian nobility when she was given the title of Iyalode - "King of the Women" - and acquired the rank of a high chief.

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Lola Adesioye is a writer, commentator, broadcaster and singer/songwriter born in London, England, to Nigerian parents.

Biography

Adesioye attended Rosemead Preparatory School and James Allen's Girls' School, prestigious private schools in Dulwich, South East London. She excelled academically and musically at both, becoming Head Girl at the former and a Music Scholar and Head Girl at James Allen's Girls' School. At James Allen's Girls' School, Adesioye participated in the European Youth Parliament and competed on the debating team.

Adesioye studied Modern and Medieval Languages (Italian and Spanish) at Robinson College, Cambridge, before changing to Social & Political Science. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and was later awarded an honorary master's degree by the university.

At Cambridge University, Adesioye was politically active within her college and the Cambridge University Students' Union, holding elected office for two years as Anti-Racism and Ethnic Minorities Officer respectively. She was involved in the creation of Cambridge University's Little Black Book, an award-winning book for students of colour that was used by the UK's Department for Education and Employment as part of its race relations initiative at the time.

In 2004, she appeared in a primetime BBC documentary series Black Ambition,[1] which followed the lives of eight black Cambridge students in their final year.

Media

Adesioye is an international writer whose commentary and analysis on UK, US and African society, politics and culture has been published in the New Statesman,[2] The Guardian,[3] The Economist,[4] BBC, CNN,[5] The Huffington Post,[6] TIME magazine, The Washington Post′s TheRoot.com,[7] Forbes Africa, and EbonyJet.[8] She regularly appears as a talking head on TV and radio, including CNN,[9] MSNBC, the BBC, Channel 4 and BET.

Adesioye was one of the founding editors (Deputy Editor) of NBC's African-American news site TheGrio.com and was a Contributing Editor for AOL Blackvoices before it became Huffington Post Black.

She has been described[10] as one of "11 black commentators you should be following" and has been named one of Nigeria's top wordsmiths.[11]

Adesioye's grandfather, Ebun Adesioye, was one of the pioneers of journalism and PR in Nigeria[12]. Her maternal great grandmother, Chief Wuraola Esan, was a famous Nigerian senator and educator, the first female member of the Nigerian National Assembly, and became part of Nigerian nobility when she was given the title of Iyalode - "King of the Women" - and acquired the rank of a high chief.

Music

After Cambridge, Adesioye worked in the music industry at major record company Atlantic (formerly known as East West) Records and dance/urban label Ministry of Sound, before moving into project managing large-scale branded international music events. She was project manager of the team – alongside Live Aid and Live 8 producer Kevin Wall – behind multimillion-dollar award-winning global music show, Nokia New Year's Eve, for Nokia and MSN before going on to pursue a career in the media. She continues to perform as a singer/songwriter.

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Bryony (7 January 2004). "People Say: You went to Cambridge?". The Telegraph. London.
  2. ^ Lola Adesioye page at New Statesman.
  3. ^ "Lola Adesioye Column Archive". The Guardian. London. 4 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Much still to do". The Economist. 14 February 2009.
  5. ^ Adesioye, Lola. "Nigeria Needs More Than New Leaders to Change". CNN.
  6. ^ Adesioye, Lola. "Lola Adesioye". Huffington Post.
  7. ^ Adesioye, Lola. "Column Archive". TheRoot.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  8. ^ Adesioye, Lola. "London's Burning: As a Brit Living Abroad, Writer Lola Adesioye Shares Her Take on Some of the Issues And Solutions". EbonyJet. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  9. ^ Adesioye, Lola. "UK activist speaks about London Riots". CNN.com.
  10. ^ The Atlanta Post: 11 Sharp Black Commentators You Should Be Following Archived 31 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Gausi, Tamara. "10 Nigerian wordsmiths you oughta know". AfriPop Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  12. ^ Ebun Adesioye [1]
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