Angelica Nwandu

Angelica Nwandu is the founder of The Shade Room, an Instagram-based media empire reaching over 15+ Million active followers (“Roommates”) and a highly-engaged website. Founded in 2014, The Shade Room (TSR) is anchored on celebrating Black culture and entertainment but transcends all celebrity news and society. Serving viral posts daily, Angelica and her company offer a range of content from breaking headlines, exclusives and feel-good posts (TSR Positive Images, Morning Inspiration, Daddy Duties for an unmatched balance of entertainment, and enlightenment. Angie Nwandu, named to Forbes’ “30 under 30” list and called, “the Oprah of our generation,” byRefinery29, is enlightened herself. She is open about her spirituality and often refers to a scripture in the Bible that helped carry her through TSR’s early stage, specifically, a section that advises to not despise small beginnings.