Real people.
Real stories.

Over 60,000 people in our community. These are some of their stories — and there are hundreds more waiting for you.

Diaspora Life

"Where are you from dawg, your name is different. One Uber ride. Two strangers. A conversation neither of us expected.

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Mukurima Muriuki

Los Angeles · From Kirinyaga, Kenya

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Resilience & Reinvention

"After my divorce I began slipping into depression. From that dark place I decided to do something. That something was fitness.

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Jane Mukami

Atlanta, Georgia · From Kenya

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Excellence & Identity

"It is like being raised by a village — one giant community. Here in America, families can be distant. But not in Kenya.

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Dr. Christine Ngaruiya

Yale University · From Nairobi, Kenya

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Black Excellence

"It took Jay-Z exactly 2 minutes of listening to sign her. She was 16, in Barbados, and Umbrella almost went to Britney Spears.

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Robyn Rihanna Fenty

Bridgetown, Barbados · Global icon

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