Slay in your lane : the black girl bible
Adegoke, Yomi
Slay in your lane : the black girl bible - xi, 369p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-368).
This book is a gift for anyone who wants to better understand what Black women and girls are up against and the tremendous resources they draw upon as they make their way in the world’ Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and founder of LeanIn.Org and OptionB.Org
Black women today are well past making waves we’re currently creating something of a tsunami. Women who look like us, grew up in similar places to us, talk like us, are shaping almost every sector of society.’
From education to work to dating, this inspirational, honest and provocative book recognises and celebrates the strides black women have already made, while providing practical advice for those who want to do the same and forge a better, visible future.
Illustrated with stories from best friends Elizabeth Uviebinen and Yomi Adegoke’s own lives, and using interviews with dozens of the most successful black women in Britain including BAFTA Award-winning director Amma Asante, British Vogue publisher Vanessa Kingori and Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis Slay In Your Lane is essential reading for a generation of black women inspired to find success in every area of their lives.
9780008235628 9780008306304
Black people
Women workers
Women's studies
Career prospects
Race relations
Biography
Slay in your lane : the black girl bible - xi, 369p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-368).
This book is a gift for anyone who wants to better understand what Black women and girls are up against and the tremendous resources they draw upon as they make their way in the world’ Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and founder of LeanIn.Org and OptionB.Org
Black women today are well past making waves we’re currently creating something of a tsunami. Women who look like us, grew up in similar places to us, talk like us, are shaping almost every sector of society.’
From education to work to dating, this inspirational, honest and provocative book recognises and celebrates the strides black women have already made, while providing practical advice for those who want to do the same and forge a better, visible future.
Illustrated with stories from best friends Elizabeth Uviebinen and Yomi Adegoke’s own lives, and using interviews with dozens of the most successful black women in Britain including BAFTA Award-winning director Amma Asante, British Vogue publisher Vanessa Kingori and Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis Slay In Your Lane is essential reading for a generation of black women inspired to find success in every area of their lives.
9780008235628 9780008306304
Black people
Women workers
Women's studies
Career prospects
Race relations
Biography