''Taking Up Space: The Black Girl's Manifesto for Change'' is a 2019 book by

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graduates Chelsea Kwakye, who is British-Ghanaian, and Ore Ogunbiyi, who is Nigerian-British. It discusses the lack of diversity in higher education, and addresses topics such as decolonising the curriculum, access, mental health, relationships and activism. The book includes interviews with students from UK universities about their experiences. Kwakye holds a degree in history and Ogunbiyi in human, social and political sciences. ''Taking Up Space'' was the first independent book to be published by #Merky Books, an imprint with the publishing house Penguin Random House in collaboration with grime artist

Stormzy Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr. (born 26 July 1993), known professionally as Stormzy, is an English-Ghanaian rapper, singer, and songwriter. In 2014, he gained attention on the UK underground music scene through his ''Wicked Skengman'' ...

, who has a scholarship programme that funds black British students to go to Cambridge University. In 2020, Sid Gentle Films acquired the television rights to the book.

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