Hiya! My name is Dami Fawehinmi (any pronouns) and I am a Black, queer and non-binary artist living in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. Navii Media began in 2020 with the idea to one day create a hub for marginalized content to be. I have always wanted to tell mine and others stories but many media platforms didn't get it or didn't want to platform it. 

My mum gave me some brilliant advice "if it doesn't exist, make it." so I did. Thanks mum! With support from Newcastle University Start Up in 2021, we were able to set up as a limited company. In late 2022 I was awarded a total of £25,000 from UK Black Pride and the Virgin Money Foundation's changemaker fellowship to create the dream I'd had. 

It meant I could build the website, pay creators and run events while not only reaching the city I was in but internationally!

I can't say thank you enough to everyone for believing in this dream from the beginning and supporting us to get here finally. Younger me rarely saw themselves in the media and believed there would never be a place for them. But a small blogspot website (Daminella) blossomed into this!! Thank you to you for checking out our website and I hope you have a magical time on it!

• LOVE DAMI