Three days before her 29th birthday, writer and host Chima “Naira” Ikoro, who lives in Chicago, set up her phone to record an invitation for the celebration.
Ikoro’s Instagram video, which she posted on May 1, got millions of views and tickling people with her markedly casual delivery. Ikoro tells that the party went off without a hitch, and people brought pickles, a DJ, and potted plants for the birthday girl. On her birthday, revelers showed up from as far as Detroit and Vancouver, Canada, to celebrate the birthday of someone they’ve never met.
Ikoro says she was so touched by the way strangers showed up for her that she plans to have more casual hangs to bring new people together, perhaps once a season. “I’m just honored that I could share and create that space for y’all,” she tells viewers in a follow-up video, expressing gratitude for those who attended and the fact that it didn’t get rained out.
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