Lupita Nyong'o Captures Her Struggle with Colorism in a Children's Book

CLIP10/07/19

Lupita Nyong'o exchanges favorite dad jokes with Jimmy and shares how her struggle with colorism inspired her (nearly) autobiographical children's book, Sulwe.

Appearing:Jimmy Fallon

Tags: The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon, Lupita Nyong'o, Captures, struggle, Colorism, children's book

S7 E124 minInterviewTalk and InterviewLate Night

2019-2020

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