The Margaret Busby-edited anthology New Daughters of Africa, Petina Gappah’s novel Out of Darkness, Shining Light, and Lupita Nyong’o’s children’s book Sulwe have been nominated for the 51st NAACP Image Awards. New Daughters of Africa and Out of Darkness are recognized for “Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction,” and Sulwe is up for “Outstanding Literary Work […]
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Lupita as Ifemelu, Uzo Aduba as Aunty Uju, Zachary Momoh as Obinze: Here Are the Actors Attached to the Americanah TV Series
Since Lupita Nyong’o snapped the rights to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s signature novel Americanah, there has been increasing buzz on the status of the project, from David Oyelowo’s initial attachment to play Obinze to its switch from feature film to TV series to the announcement of Danai Gurira as showrunner to the Nollywood controversy that trailed its […]
Why Lupita Nyong’o Wrote a Picture Book for Children of Color
Kenyan-Mexican Actress – now author! – Lupita Nyong’o has released a picture book for children. In Sulwe, Lupita Nyong’o addresses something she has long campaigned for, since her stunning win at the Oscars in 2014: the validity of someone’s dreams, irrespective of background – or color. The book introduces us to Sulwe, a dark-skinned girl […]
As Americanah TV Series Goes to HBO, Actress Stella Damasus Suggests Slight on Nollywood & Chika Unigwe Responds
The Americanah TV series adaptation, starring Lupita Nyong’o and written by Danai Gurira, has been ordered by HBO Max. The 10-episode show will also have Gurira as showrunner. Based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s third novel, which won the National Book Critics’ Circle Award for Fiction in 2014 and has been suggested to be her “signature […]
“Black Panther” Actress Danai Gurira Joins Production Team for “Americanah” Miniseries
Following news that Lupita Nyong’o’s adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah would now be a miniseries as opposed to the initial plans for a film, Zimbabwean actress-cum-screenwriter Danai Gurira has signed on to the project. She will be joining her Black Panther co-star as the screenplay writer. This will be the third collaboration between the two stars, […]
Lupita Nyong’o Announces New Children’s Book, “Sulwe”
Oscar-winning Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o has announced a new children’s book titled Sulwe. The book, reports The New York Times, will be published in January 2019 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Sulwe, which means “star” in Lupita’s native language, Luo, follows a 5-year-old in Kenya who has the darkest skin colour in her […]
Ifemelu is Mesmerizing in Concept Trailer for Adichie’s Americanah
In 2014, Lupita Nyongo acquired the film rights for Adichie’s Americanah. Not long after, Brad Pitt’s production company, in collaboration with Pot Boiler, signed up to produce the film. [read here if you missed it] It’s been over two years since all that transpired and no word about who will write and direct the film. In […]
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