Evelyn Ngugi

Evelyn Ngugi, or Evelyn From the Internets is a humor writer + digital storyteller based in Austin, Texas. Her YouTube channel has over 18 million views and 240K subscribers. She makes a grab bag of content, from travel vlogs and silly beauty guru-esque tutorials to funny first generation American stories and Black pop culture commentary. In 2017, Ngugi was chosen as one of the 27 YouTubers – one of five from the U.S. – in the Creators for Change program. Selected for their individual channels’ messages on tough subjects like racism and xenophobia, and for their positive impact on diversity in media. More recently, Evelyn  received a grant from Google to support Michelle Obama’s initiative for global girls’ education and won the “Excellence In Comedy” Award at Toronto’s Buffer Fest 2019.