PICS: Lupita Flaunts Her Emmy Award Trophie For Her Book ‘Sulwe’ Encouraging Black Girls To Love Their Skin

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The multi-talented Kenyan actress and author Lupita Nyong’o won a daytime Emmy Award for the episode in “Bookmarks; Celebrating Black Voices”, of which the ’12 Months A Slave’ actress finds herself reading from her children’s book ‘Sulwe’. She received the award for Outstanding Limited Performance in A Children’s Program.

Sulwe (meaning star) is a book that focuses on colorism, self-love, and acceptance to help girls and boys find the inspiration to ‘walk with joy in their own skin’. It encourages young dark-skinned girls to embrace who they are. Read more about it below.

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Lupita who just received the Emmy in person took to her social media platform to flaunt the trophie with the caption….

“Here she is! The Emmy for #Sulwe on #BookmarksNetflix arrived! 📫🎉🏆♥️📚 A huge thank you to the @NetflixFamily team, and the brilliant @IAmMarleyDias for making this show possible.”

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