Three days before her 29th birthday, writer and host Chima “Naira” Ikoro, who lives in Chicago, set up her phone to record an invitation for the celebration.“I’m gonna go to the park and have a picnic with myself and if you’d like to join me, you can,” she starts the video, telling people about the Mandrake Park party before adding some stipulations

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