Hope in Nairobi

The Stoop

Hana Baba and Leila Day

Identity, International, Thestoop, Blackness, Storytelling, African, Personal Journals, Africanamerican, Blackidentity, Blackart, Journalism, Society & Culture, Black, Diaspora, Blackculture

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Hana spends a day in Nairobi with Kenyan Instagram comedian, Hope Hajir. Hope made it to the U.S. and was living her life when a tragic event gave her pause.

While many people who reach the U.S. find ways to stay, Hope decided to return to Nairobi and talks about the experience of not wanting to live the American Dream.

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0:00.0	Hello there, this is a public service announcement to all the Africans to just slow down on their leg dances.
0:07.0	Hey Hannah!
0:08.0	Hey Leela!
0:09.0	Some of us are being embarrassed on their dancefloor every day.
0:13.0	So Leela, this is Hope Hajir.
0:16.0	She's a comedian, a content creator.
0:18.0	She has more than 100,000 followers on Instagram.
0:23.0	So much dignity is lost every single day.
0:27.0	Yes Hope, you watch her all the time.
0:30.0	She's a Kenyan, Sudanese woman.
0:33.0	She's funny.
0:34.0	Yeah, I mean I've been following her for a couple of years.
0:38.0	She absolutely cracks me up.
0:40.0	She's a sassy one.
0:42.0	You know what, I'm good to stop waiting for fancy occasions for me to dress well.
0:46.0	My life is a fancy occasion.
0:48.0	My existence is a fancy occasion.
0:50.0	Therefore, I shall dress accordingly.
0:53.0	If you do not seem me looking good, even if it's most of the time,
0:56.0	I'm just taking a commercial break.
0:59.0	Rest is very important.
1:01.0	So Hope came to the US for undergrad as a student.
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