Black woman’s Kickstarter reaches goal in 10 Days: Black Diary 1887 App

Several years ago while visiting Paris, Yolanda Young joined a tour group exploring the city’s relationship with the African diaspora. These “Black Paris” tours have become popular since The New York Times and TV show "Atlanta" highlighted them. While Young found the in-person tour interesting, she thought a walking tour app would be more convenient and economical in addition to being educational and entertaining.

“When I realized what I wanted didn’t exist, I worked with app developers to create it,” said Young, whose Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, which runs through Nov. 6 and allows backers to pre-order the app, reached its $10K goal in 10 days. Only about 35% of Kickstarter projects succeed at all.

“Paris is the most visited city in the world and host to the 2024 Summer Olympics, making the City of Lights an ideal place to launch the Black Diary 1887 franchise,” said Young, who is extending her walking tour app brand centering Black people in cities across the world.