Reni Eddo-Lodge

Reni Eddo-Lodge (born 25 September 1989) is a British journalist with a focus on feminism and exposing structural racism.

Eddo-Lodge was also the President of UCLan Students' Union until 2012, and became a member of the executive of the National Union of Students from 2012-13.

Early life and education

Eddo-Lodge was born in London to Nigerian parents. She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School as a child. Her favourite hobbies when she was younger included reading and writing. She attended St Anne's School for Girls, Palmers Green in North London. She studied English Literature at the University of Central Lancashire and graduated in 2011. She was elected as the president of the student union the same year.

Writings and public career

From 2010 to 2013, Eddo-Lodge was a contributor to The Guardian.^[1] Her writing achieved a high commendation from Channel 4's Best Young Blogger competition in 2010; she was also listed in the Daily Telegraph’s "Women to Follow on Twitter" in December 2013. In January 2014, The Voice newspaper named her in their list of Ones to Watch.

Eddo-Lodge has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio 4's Woman’s Hour, and BBC Radio 3’s Night Waves, discussing feminist issues. In April 2014, she was a judge in the BBC Woman's Hour Power List 2014.^[2]

In 2017, Eddo-Lodge completed her debut book, 'Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race'. Published by Bloomsbury, the polemic will be available in bookshops and online in June, 2017.^[3] Initial reviews were positive, with 2015 Man Booker Prize-winner Marlon James writing that it was 'essential' and 'begging to be written'.^[3]

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