Lupita Nyong'o, a Kenyan actor and author wins a Daytime Emmy Award for an episode in “Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices,” from Sulwe
Lupita Nyong'o, a Kenyan actor (black panther movie) and author wins a Daytime Emmy Award for an episode in “Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices,” in which she reads from her children’s book Sulwe.
Lupita Nyong'o wins the award for Outstanding Limited Performance In a Children’s Program. The children book, Sulwe tells the story of a young girl grappling with colorism.
The Netflix program Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices was produced by Actress and Comedienne Tiffany Haddish. The program is a “collection of twelve five minute episodes featuring prominent Black celebrities and artists reading children’s books by Black authors to spark meaningful conversations about empathy, equality, justice, self-love, and anti-racism.”
Among all other featured artists, in addition to Lupita Nyong’o, are Misty Copeland, Jacqueline Woodson, Common and Marsai Martin. Nyong’o stars in the fourth episode of the program.
Sulwe is a book that inspires self love and asks what it truly means to be beautiful. Since the publication of the book last year, it has received considerable acclaim, including an NACCP Award and a forthcoming Netflix adaptation. The Nigerian rights to the book was secured by Narrative Landscape Press, while Bunk Books secured the Kenyan rights.
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