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Category: Culture
Lola’s Culture Club: My Top 10 Art Exhibitions & Artists of 2018
View this post on Instagram Really enjoyed this art (and these artists) this year too. 1) @tpstudio – I first … More
My BBC3 Classical Fix playlist, created by Clemency Burton-Hill
View this post on Instagram Happy Music Friday! Here’s the track listing for the #classicalfix playlist @clemencybh created for me. … More
In Conversation with writer Joan Morgan at Dumbo House – “She Begat This: 20 Years of the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill”
View this post on Instagram Such a fabulous evening of intimate, intelligent, thought provoking and stimulating conversation (aided by good … More
Interviewing writer Joan Morgan, author of She Begat This: 20 Years of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
View this post on Instagram Tomorrow evening. Dumbo House. Me, having an intimate chat with the amazing @joanmorgan, one of … More
How Hit Show Insecure Teaches You To Get What You Want in Life
View this post on Instagram I spoke to The Wall Street Journal’s “Moneyish” (alongside the show’s showrunner @the_a_prentice) about the … More
Farewell Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul
View this post on Instagram 🙏🏾 A post shared by • LOLA • (@lolaadesioye) on Aug 17, 2018 at 4:58pm … More
Street Art in Harlem
View this post on Instagram Street Art. Harlem. A post shared by • LOLA • (@lolaadesioye) on Aug 13, 2018 … More
An investigation into London clubs and racism: “The West End is a hostile environment”
On a recent trip to London, my friend, the Guardian columnist and author (of the book “Brit(ish”) Afua Hirsch, and … More
Video: Should Britain and the West return stolen African treasures?
Beychella and Beyonce’s Homage to Black Culture
View this post on Instagram Besides being an incredible singer and performer, the thing I love about Beyoncé is the … More
Hamilton!
View this post on Instagram Hamilton!!!!!! A post shared by • LOLA • (@lolaadesioye) on Dec 9, 2017 at 12:32pm … More
In conversation with AirBnb & Etsy: Talking diversity, inclusion and creating more human workplaces
I had the honour of hosting and facilitating a fascinating conversation between AirBnb’s Mark Levy (Global Head of Employee Experience) … More
How Alice Neel’s Sharp, Compassionate Eye Painted Harlem
[Originally published in The Atlantic] The artist’s portraits of neighbors, icons, and strangers show a keen and democratic attention to … More
Growing old stylishly
After watching Michelle Obama’s compelling speech at the Democratic National Convention last night, I began to think some more about … More
Great Woody Allen interview in the WSJ
I really enjoyed reading this interview – Older, Mellower, But Still Woody Allen – with Woody Allen in the Wall Street Journal … More
