Meet The Founder

Nia Roots is a 501c (3) nonprofit establish by an African adoptee for Interracial adoptees to supportive community for African adoptees, fostering connection empowering them to to heritage and identity through shared experiences and resources.

Growing up as a West African, Liberian child, Adoption found me at age 14 while living on a orphanage home in Monrovia. I was adopted to a family that chose me but didn't know how to accept all of me, the parts of my early traumatic life that they were never preview to before i came to their family.

adopted into an interracial family Living in Montana with less exposure to my name, or tools to cultivate cultural, or encourage to my identity with access to ancestry I often felt a deep sense of grief, lost, confusions and disconnection from my heritage, my culture, and even my own identity.

Like so many African interracial adoptees, there often this sense of rootlessness to oneself. I have spend years asking the question that every adoptee often ask themselves, "Who am I" what is my place in this world" "where and to whom to i belong"

I experienced the challenges of navigating life between two worlds, feeling unseen, and longing for a connection to my roots. These personal experiences shaped my journey of healing, self-discovery, and the will to create a place where you like me we can all feel belonging through share lived experience as we continue to seek the essence of who we are or where we belong.

Our Founder’s Roots Story

Why Nia Roots?

Founded to empower African adoptees, Nia Roots offers a space to reconnect with roots and thrive, ensuring no one navigates this journey alone.

I started NIA Roots to create a space where African adoptees can reconnect with their heritage, feel seen, and thrive because no one should navigate this journey alone."

Meet Our Team

Dedicated professionals supporting parents and adoptees with compassion and expertise.

Meet Our Dedicated Team

Connect with the support behind Nia Roots' vision.