Created to share a cloudy journey from southern Nigeria to the many eastern states of America. How the south molded Adesola, how the north challenged her, pushed her to grow, plus everything in between that created this queerdo. It is a light being shined on family history and how fear has kept so many beautiful stories hidden.It is also here to give another face and voice to intersectional immigrant life. Some of the struggles, some of the laughter that shines through, and the soundtrack (and alcohol) that has guided it.
An artist, musician, organizer, and entrepreneur.
A cheesemonger.
A gin lover.
Adesola is a black, queer, immigrant from Lagos, Nigeria. A visual storyteller and food activist, she has lived in Philadelphia for close to a decade but is a southern girl at heart having spent her formative years in eastern North Carolina. Give her a glass of whiskey, and you'll hear that southern twang come out.
From 2014 to 2017, she owned and operated Incarnate Coffee, a mobile coffee vendor that championed local artists and diversity in the coffee industry. Having worked for nonprofits and the food industry for over fifteen years, she has experience in branding to programming, and can make you a wicked cup of coffee (or negroni, your choice!). Adesola writes about mental health, body positivity, immigration, and intersectionalism in music, art, and beyond.
You can usually find her trying to emulate Animal from The Muppets in the psych rock band Kulfi Girls and hardcore punk band SOJI. If not there, she is hiking in the mountains, salsa dancing until her achey knees give out, being plant mama to her 40+ plant babies or binging Seinfeld.