Elizabeth Uviebinené
Elizabeth Uviebinené | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 April 1992 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick |
| Notable works | Slay in Your Lane |
Elizabeth Uviebinené is an author and brand strategist. She is co-author of the 2018 book Slay in Your Lane.
Education
[edit]Uviebinené is of Nigerian descent.[1] She grew up in Peckham, south-east London.[1] She studied at the University of Warwick, where she met her future best friend Yomi Adegoke.[1]
Career
[edit]Uviebinené was recognised by The Dots as a Woman Redefining the Creative Industry in 2018.[2] Also in 2018 she won the WeAreTheCity Rising Star award.[3] She featured on BBC Radio 6 Music's Black Power Season.[4]
Slay in Your Lane
[edit]Slay in Your Lane, the Black Girl Bible was published by HarperCollins in July 2018. It discusses the challenges that black women face in a mainly white country.[5] Uviebinené had the idea to write Slay in Your Lane in 2015, and contacted her friend Yomi Adegoke.[6] She came up with the title for the book after a picture of Solange Knowles at fashion week surfaced, and Uviebinené texted it to Adegoke with the caption "SLAY IN YOUR LANE".[7] The publishing rights were won by HarperCollins after a nine-way auction.[5] The book was selected as Book of the Week by BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.[8] In April 2020, Uviebinené and Adegoke launched the 'Slay in Your Lane: The Podcast' which covered news and popular culture topics discussed within the book.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Baah, Nana (26 June 2018). "The New Handbook for Black British Women". Vice. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Elizabeth Uviebinené". ELLE Weekender. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Elizabeth Uviebinene". 14 May 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "BBC - The Joy of 6: Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené". BBC. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ a b Onwuemezi, Natasha (16 June 2018). "Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth Uviebinené | 'Just because something is by black women and about black women, that doesn't mean that it can't be mainstream'". The Bookseller. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Fetto, Funmi (11 July 2018). "The Must-Read Book Empowering Young Black Women". Vogue. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Parke, Phoebe (8 August 2018). "Slay In Your Lane: Why 2018's Black Girl Bible Is Supposed To Make You Feel Uncomfortable". Grazia. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Book of the Week - Slay in Your Lane". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Slay In Your Lane: The Podcast". Apple Podcast Preview. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
