According to popsugar.com, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o is now a published author, and her children’s book Sulwe — which means “star” in the Luo language of her native Kenya — sends a powerful and much-needed message.
The 48-page book, to be released on October 15, focuses on the heartwarming, whimsical story of a young girl named Sulwe who goes on a journey to discover her own unique beauty.
“Sulwe has skin the color of midnight,” the summary reads. “She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school. Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything.”
In her October 1st Instagram post, Nyong’o shared a photo of her 5-year-old self and reflected on how she felt about herself:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3FlMgZp6xc/
Lupita went on to point out that, even at a young age, girls are taught that light skin is preferred over dark skin, and that books like Sulwe can help to encourage self-love for darker-skinned girls everywhere.
“Colorism, society’s preference for lighter skin, is alive and well. It’s not just a prejudice reserved for places with a largely white population. Throughout the world, even in Kenya, even today, there is a popular sentiment that lighter is brighter.”
To order Sulwe on Amazon, go to: https://amzn.to/2ozcMLQ
Sad as it is in 2019 colorism is still an issue throughout communities of color all around the world. I’m glad that more positive attention is being brought to darker skin. Less melanin doesn’t make you prettier smarter or better than someone who has more melanin.
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What age group is this 48 page book good to introduce children to. My grandson is 2 y.o. and I’ve never got him a book with that many pages and not sure how to keep him interested.
Good Black News, here is some more good news; there are scores of indie, Black-owned booksellers selling this book too. Here is my site, the 22 year old, AALBC.com 🙂 https://aalbc.com/books/bookinfo.php?isbn13=9781534425361
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