Lupita Nyong’o

VOTED!!! Your girl is a #VirginVoter NO MORE 🗳️✅!!! Make YOUR voice heard today 📣💙🤍❤️ Find your polling place, hours and ID requirements at IWillVote.com ⏰ If you are in line by the time the polls close, stay in line — It is your right to vote!!! 🙌🏿 #Vote

It’s time to VOTE!! I am PUMPED 💪🏿 And with the help of @brianderrick_ in this video, I am PREPPED! Watch now to learn his helpful pointers and then you know what to do…VOTE!!! 🗳️ This has been so empowering and exciting getting ready to vote with you all 🫶🏿 — our voices MATTER. Make YOURS heard with your VOTE 📣💙 Election Day Tips from Brian Derrick: 1. Go to BallotReady.org to see if you need to bring ID and to look up your ballot. 2. If there is a line, stay in line! It is your RIGHT to vote. 3. If the polls close while you are in line, stay in line. Again, you have the right to vote!! 4. Be sure to vote for ALL the races. Flip your ballot over to make sure you don’t miss any candidates. 5. If you make a mistake on your ballot, ask for a new one. 6. HAVE FUN exercising your civil right to vote 7. If you run into any problems or have questions before or on Election Day, call the Election Protection Hotline: English: 1-866-OUR-VOTE / 1-866-687-8683 Spanish: 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA / 1-888-839-8682 #VirginVoter #Vote

HALLOWEEN ROCKED⚡️⛈️🌪️💥 #Halloween #Storm #XMen #halloweenlook #halloweencostume

In Episode #8 ▶️ of Mind Your Own 🎧 titled SAFE PASSAGE, I share a story about how I survived A Christmas Misadventure: I was in Mexico when a friend invited me to join him and his relatives for the holiday. Little did I know what would happen next... 🇲🇽 Then, in TikTok Ticket, Phoebe grew up with little more than her dreams. To support herself and her family, she leaves Uganda for difficult work abroad, despite warnings from her loved ones... 🇺🇬 Thank you Phoebe (@Mrs Nzorah ❤️💕💕✅) for sharing your story with us. 🫶🏿 Available wherever you get your podcasts — link in bio! A scheduling note from your host AKA me: It is a total fluke that this Christmas story is premiering on Halloween. I’m glad it is a bit spooky though! Wishing you all a pleasurable evening and weekend ahead! 🎃👻 #MindYourOwn #MindYourOwnPodcast #Podcast @Lemonada Media

One of your top comments for Virgin-Voting has been to make sure to look into the down-ballot races that I’ll be voting for. “Down-ballot” means the federal, state and local offices, as well as ballot measures, that have a big impact on our daily lives beyond the President. This is the really empowering part of our voting journey – it’s a chance to maximize the power of our votes for the benefit of our local communities. 🙌🏿 To help us get in the know, I asked Janai Nelson, the President of the Legal Defense Fund (a group that works year-round to defend and advance the full dignity and citizenship of Black people in America) to share more with us on why these races are so important to address on your ballot, and how to do some research before you place your vote! 🗳️ Shout-out to everyone who has already voted, and to all of you leaving your tips in comments - I’M VERY PROUD OF US!! 🫶🏿🫶🏿🫶🏿 BALLOT RESEARCH TIPS FROM @NAACP Legal Defense Fund: *Though presidential, senate and congressional elections often receive the most attention, the many state and local elections taking place across the US — which will decide who serves as judges, mayors, sheriffs, school board members, and more — will also have far-reaching effects on the lives of millions of people for many years to come. *Find the races and ballot measures on which you’ll be voting by entering your address into the sample ballot generator at LDF.vote. *Several nonpartisan online resources (such as Ballotpedia.org or Vote411.org) will provide you with a comprehensive look at local election candidate information, like a candidate’s backgrounds, beliefs, and stances on policies. Many of these resources also offer background information on possible ballot questions, such as amendments to state constitutions. *Some websites may have more comprehensive information for your desired locality, candidate, or issue than others, it is best to use multiple sources to gain as much insight as possible. #VirginVoter #Vote

So now that I’m proudly on my voting journey ☺️, I’ve been hearing a lot about “making a voting plan.” I wasn’t sure what this meant and why I should do it, so I asked for some help from @Jack Schlossberg! I have learned making a plan to vote is one of the most IMPORTANT steps to our voting mission. Here’s why: This is when we decide how, when and where we are going to vote so that we are READY & SET to get it done. ✅✅✅ In most places, you can actually go and vote TODAY – so let’s all cross it off our lists ASAP! Make a PLAN so that nothing stops you from showing up this voting season, between now and Election Day on Tuesday, November 5! 💪🏿🗳️🇺🇸 HOW TO MAKE A VOTING PLAN IN TWO MINUTES OR LESS: 1. Go to IWillVote.com and select the state where you are registered. 2. Click “Find Voting Or Drop-Off Location.” 3. Enter your address and click search. 4. You’ll see where and when to vote *early*, where and when to vote on *Election Day*, and the ID requirements for your state. 5. Mark your calendar and commit to getting it done! 6. Once you get this done, let’s make it fun: pick out your outfit, pack your favorite snacks, pick a podcast or make a playlist to listen to on your way to vote. We’ve got this!!! 🙌🏿 #VirginVoter #Vote

Episode #7 ▶️ of Mind Your Own 🎧 is all about that POTENTIAL ENERGY: Ansa is living in Washington, D.C. when she meets Henry on a dating app. It’s love at first sight… until a shaman gets involved... But first, I tell the story of Garrett, infamous on campus for having problematic views on race. I take it upon myself to inspire him to make better choices... Thank you @Ansa Edim and Tashal Brown for joining us in the studio! 🇺🇲🇳🇬 Available wherever you get your podcasts — link in bio! #MindYourOwn #MindYourOwnPodcast @Lemonada Media

I’ve been movin’ this year!💃🏿 My 2024 #LNTOPTEN! 😻🤖🎧🤫✈️👠🔥💖🐈🌍 1. My first time playing the lead in an animated film, #TheWildRobot! Thank you ‌Chris Sanders and @DreamWorks Animation for this most fulfilling task! 2. Launching my podcast, #MindYourOwn! The idea to create a storytelling show from African perspectives existed for years in my imagination, and this year, I made it a reality! @Lemonada Media 3. Becoming a global brand ambassador for the House of Chanel. Merci beaucoup to the team at @ChanelOfficial! 4. Bouncing through NYC, Berlin, and Paris for the @A Quiet Place: Day One press tour with an all-time top notch co-star Joseph Quinn and the best team of Michael Sarnoski, @Paramount Pictures, Alex Wolff, Djimon Honsou and….SCHNITZEL! 5. Being on the cover of @Glamour with Yoyo!! 6. Visiting Namibia, Thailand and China for the first time! 7. Delighting in all the time I spent with family and friends, including the most fun day doing my friend Adepero’s NYC Scavenger Hunt. 8. Serving lewks worldwide with my glam team – Nick Barose, Micaela Erlanger and Vernon Francois. 9. Surviving HOT ONES. Nuff said!! 10. Maximizing any chance I got to make my own fun and enjoy this thing we call life!

YOYO’S YEAR IN REVIEW 😹 Looking back at my first full year as a full-on Cat Mom. Please join me in giving it up for the best cat a girl could have on this final #Caturday of 2024 😻 I adore you, little guy!! 🐈 🗽Yoyo traveled to New York City and luxuriated in his hotel room 🧡Spent alone time in cozy hiding places ☀️Took a hike and was so LA 📸Made his @Glamour debut 🎉Partied for his birthday 🤫Survived the #quietplacechallenge 😽Kindly declined going out with me and stayed home with zero FOMO #YOYOYYO #catsoftiktok #CatMom

Now this is what you call a gift that keeps on giving! 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you @DreamWorks Animation for this present!! 🎁 And I hope you all enjoy watching #TheWildRobot at home with family this holiday season! 🤖🎄 #Unboxing #Jumpscare

Decided to share the great outdoors with Yoyo. 🌿🐈 Happy #Caturday and Happy Holidays to all! #YOYOYYO #catsoftiktok

🥹🥹🥹 Tears of joy as we wrap Mind Your Own Season One! I have been working on this podcast idea for years and this year…I finally got to share it! Everyone who has listened, left a review and told a friend about Mind Your Own, THANK YOU: You have given me the most meaningful gift this year! 🎁 If you haven’t listened yet, it is not too late: the stories we feature in Mind Your Own are perfect for holiday car rides, walks, wrapping sessions, cooking and decking the halls. 🎄✨ Listen wherever you get your podcasts – link in bio. #MindYourOwn #MindYourOwnPodcast #podcast @Lemonada Media

In our SEASON FINALE (!!) Episode #10 ▶️ of Mind Your Own 🎧 called I LIED TO ME O, 18-year-old me falls for Juan, a handsome family friend. Just when I think he couldn’t be more perfect, we share our first kiss… Also in this episode: When Sirry graduates from college in Buea, Cameroon 🇨🇲, all eyes are on her. Why is she still single? To deflect attention, she decides to take extreme measures. Thank you Sirry for sharing your story and to everyone who has been listening this season!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🩷🩵🤎🖤 All episodes of Mind Your Own are out now wherever you get your podcasts — link in bio! #MindYourOwn #MindYourOwnPodcast @Lemonada Media #podcastclips

In Episode 9 ▶️ of Mind Your Own 🎧 titled SCHOOL DAZE, I take you with me back to high school where I push back against an archaic rule with a secret weapon in a story called “The Black Ties”. You’ll also hear “The Holy Holies”: Odinaka Ezeokoli departs Atlanta for boarding school in Nigeria 🇳🇬, where he clashes with the upperclassmen. Enter divine intervention, in the form of “The Catholic Executives.” Thank you @Odinaka Ezeokoli for sharing your story, and @STUTI for joining him in the studio! 🙏🏿 Available wherever you get your podcasts — link in bio! #mindyourown #mindyourownpodcast #podcast @Lemonada Media