Slay in your lane : the black girl bible

By:

Adegoke, Yomi [interviewer]

Contributor(s):

Uviebinené, Elizabeth [interviewer]

Publisher: London : 4th Estate, 2018Description: xi, 369p. : col. ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780008235628
9780008306304

Subject(s):

Summary: 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.

List(s) this item appears in: SLaM Library Black History Month and anti-racism books | SLaM Library books for International Women’s Day and beyond | Barts Health - Inclusion and Diversity Collection | Croydon Health Services Exploring Race and Ethnicity EDI Collection | SLaM Library Celebrating Black Women Books (Black History Month 2023)

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Book	CEME Library (NELFT) Shelves		HM270 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NE10160
Book	Croydon Health Services Library Shelves		EDI Collection Exploring Race H91 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Issued	10/12/2020	0000008789
Book	Newham Library (Barts Health) Shelves		HM 270 ADE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		N05739
Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves	People & planet	ZZ 3 ADE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		023264
Book	Whipps Cross Library (Barts Health) Shelves		HM 270 ADE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		T06812

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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.

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