BIO

Nia Black Amuzie is a Media Personality/Commentator with focus on African/Black cultural, social and political issues. She was awarded the Global Diaspora Champion Award by the American Caribbean Chamber of Commerce for her work in advocating for diaspora affairs in the United States and also for her extensive work in improving education in Africa. Nia Black has worked as a freelance Television Host for local TV Stations like Afrocentrik TV and CryOut TV in Houston, TX. She is also TEDx speaker.

Nia Black is the founder of her own media company, Nia Black Studios, where she hosts the virtual show, "Conversations with Nia”. Nia Black is also the Host of the program, “Story of Becoming,” a collaboration with Who is Who in Nigerian Diaspora, which features successful Nigerians across the diaspora telling their stories. She is the founder and Executive Director of Glow Up Africa, a nonprofit organization that focuses on rebuilding educational infrastructures in West Africa with completed borehole projects in the eastern part of Nigeria.

Nia is a graduate of the prestigious King's College London, where she did her Masters in Global Health and Social Justice, tackling global epidemics around the world while focusing on international actors like the UN, IMF and WHO. She's worked on several mental health projects both in the UK and in Africa, and currently serves as the Moderator of the “Virtual Monthly Series” with the Ambassador of the African Union to U.S as the featured monthly guest.

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While in Houston, she has worked as the Executive Director of MANNA Houston, a nonprofit that provides financial assistance to families in need and feeds 10,000 families across the Greater Houston Area. Under her leadership, Nia Black managed an organizational budget of $500,000 and was able to expand the budget by 60%. She also increased its reach from feeding 10,000 people to 15,000 people in one year.