Ore Ogunbiyi and Chelsea Kwakye whose book, Taking Up Space: The Black Girl’s Manifesto For Change was published by Stormzy’s imprint, #Merky Books.
The book documented their time at the prestigious Cambridge University - underrepresentation, race struggles that informed their experience in the book.
As a result of the book’s success and importance, it has been announced that the book will be adapted for television by Sid Gentle Films (the producers of the successful show Killing Eve). In a statement they said;
We are delighted to be working on this extraordinary manifesto for hope with Chelsea and Ore. The world they illuminate is full of potential for creating bold and breakthrough characters in a setting few have seen. This is really exciting.The Authors said
We are so incredibly excited to be working with Sid Gentle Films. They have a strong understanding of the core themes of Taking Up Space and are committed to bringing them to life on screen. This is a real dream come true.via The Book Seller
📎 The key is : Learn how to BE HAPPY BY YOURSELF FIRST. Because a human being that is happy on his/her own will never settle to be miserable with someone else. When you find happiness on your own then you will be able to spread it and share it with someone else. #jaiyeorie ... CRITIC ALSO 🖋️ spill TEA ☕ Easy on Shade 💣
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