Lupita Nyong’o and her mother Dorothy Nyong’o win Harlem School of Arts Visionary Award

Blank Panther star, Lupita Nyong’o and her mother Dorothy Nyong’o, were awarded with the Harlem School of Arts Visionary Award for their efforts in creating cancer awareness.

Stand-up Comedian and Television host, Trevor Noah was picked to honor them with the awards.

Lupita Nyong’o and mother bag distinguished award Pulse Live Kenya

In a post seen by Pulse Live, Lupita took to Instagram to share the big news with her 8.2 Million followers.

“I'm not saying I am @TrevorNoah's best friend, but he did come out on his day off to present me and my mom ❤️ with the Harlem School of The Arts Lineage Award so...”

The political commentator (Trevor) also took to Instagram to say that he was honored to present Lupita with the award. He also teased people about Lupita being her best friend.

Lupita Nyong’o and mother bag distinguished award Pulse Live Kenya

“Last night it was truly an honour to present the HSA Visionary Lineage Award to Dorothy and Lupita Nyong’o. And I’m not saying I’m @lupitanyongo’s best friend in the whole world but they didn’t pick anyone else to hand over the awards so....😋”

The award-winning star will be featuring in Trevor Noah’s feature film on his book ‘Born a crime’.

Lupita Nyong’o and mother bag distinguished award Pulse Live Kenya

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This comes even as Lupita was named one of the top five dangerous celebrities to search online by McAfee. McAfee undertook a research to determine which famous individuals generate the riskiest results that could potentially expose their fans to malicious websites and viruses.

The firm warned people that conducting potentially dangerous searches across the internet to find the latest information or gossip on their celebrities, put them at risk.