Elizabeth Uviebinené

Elizabeth Uviebinené is an author and brand strategist. She is co-author of the 2018 book Slay In Your Lane.

Elizabeth Uviebinené
Born27 April 1992
Alma materUniversity of Warwick
Notable worksSlay in Your Lane

Education

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

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
Main article: Slay In Your Lane

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
  1. Baah, Nana (26 June 2018). "The New Handbook for Black British Women". Vice. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. "Elizabeth Uviebinené". ELLE Weekender. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. "Elizabeth Uviebinene". 14 May 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. "BBC - The Joy of 6: Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené". BBC. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  5. 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.
  6. Fetto, Funmi (11 July 2018). "The Must-Read Book Empowering Young Black Women". Vogue. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  7. 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.
  8. "Book of the Week - Slay in Your Lane". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  9. "Slay In Your Lane: The Podcast". Apple Podcast Preview. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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