1. Reni Eddo-Lodge was born on 25 September 1989 and is a British journalist and author, whose writing primarily focuses on feminism and exposing structural racism.
11 Facts About Reni Eddo-Lodge
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Reni Eddo-Lodge was born to a Nigerian mother in London, England, where she was raised.
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Reni Eddo-Lodge studied English literature at University of Central Lancashire, graduating in 2011.
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Reni Eddo-Lodge was president of the University of Central Lancashire students' union until 2012, and was an elected member of the National Executive Council of the National Union of Students from 2012 to 2013.
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In December 2013, Reni Eddo-Lodge appeared on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour to discuss the year in feminism alongside activist Caroline Criado Perez.
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Reni Eddo-Lodge has appeared on BBC Radio 3's Night Waves, discussing feminist issues.
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Eddo-Lodge teamed up with podcast producer Renay Richardson to create About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge, which premiered in March 2018, and was named one of the best podcasts of 2018 by British GQ and Wired.
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In January 2018, Reni Eddo-Lodge was chosen as one of seven prominent British women to be photographed for British Vogue, to mark the centenary of British women winning the right to vote.
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In December 2024, it was announced that Reni Eddo-Lodge would be launching the imprint Monument Books, in collaboration with HarperCollins, in order to "pay it forward" through publishing authors who champion "ideas, stories and culture, as well as uplifting or refashioning past legacies".
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On 16 June 2020, Reni Eddo-Lodge became the first black British woman to be No 1 overall in the British book charts.
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Reni Eddo-Lodge demanded a correction and apology from The Spectator, who refused but offered her a column to reply; her complaint is currently lodged with IPSO.