Sulwe
by Lupita Nyong'o & Vashti Harrison (illustrator)
Daytime Emmy Award 2021 for the author reading Sulwe
Recommendations from our site
“I love this book. I think it’s important and relates to the fashion and textile industry because fashion is inextricably linked to identity… And I think colourism is also intrinsic to identity. It’s really important for not only people of colour, but for all human beings to understand what colourism is, and the impact of that on human beings, on young people, and how that is central to beauty and the fashion industry.” Read more...
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