Lupita Nyong'o talks colorism: The preference for lighter skin is 'alive and well'

Lupita Nyong'o took to Instagram to get personal about hardships growing up as a dark-skinned girl and how these struggles inspired her to write her new childrens book, "Sulwe." “This is 5-year-old me,” Nyong’o wrote under a picture of her childhood self. “I reflected on this little girl's feelings and fantasies when I decided to write my children's book, #Sulwe. With this book, I wanted to hold up a mirror for her.”