Oshun Griot is finally here!

These are the words I've been waiting to write for months:

Oshun Griot is officially live.

The first infertility wellness app for people of color just dropped on iOS and Google Play, right on time for World Infertility Awareness Month this June.

This didn't come easy. Every step was bootstrapped. Late nights, so much labor, and honestly? A lot of love. I never thought I'd be an entrepreneur, I'm a journalist, a storyteller. But that's exactly why I built this.

Because I wanted all the stories told —The struggles of Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous folks. The experiences that don't fit the typical fertility script—whether you're single, queer, religious, young, old, or figuring it all out. I wanted Oshun Griot to hold all those intersectionalities—all the different ways we form families, the ways we grieve, the ways we hope—because the fertility world still rarely does.

Let's be real-changes are happening. We are starting to have deeper conversations around baby-making and people of color that go beyond hyperfertility tropes. But the conversations aren't happening fast enough, and we're not all a monolith either. The fertility industry still feels like it mainly caters to upper-class white women. And when you are going through it, it can feel so overwhelming.

I remember clearly sneaking into early morning fertility appointments before work, not knowing if I even belonged there. I'd get excited when I saw a Black or Brown face in the waiting room—but scared to approach because everything was so precarious, so touchy. I was on edge and didn't want to trigger anyone else, but what I really wanted was a friend that could help me through this all.

It wasn’t all bad news, I met and connected with some folks going through it, started writing a book about and directing a film about infertility. But I wanted something more—something immediate, something that could be there in those raw moments when you’re scrolling on social media or on Google, looking for answers. I built Oshun Griot so no one else would feel that alone again. So people will have someplace for answers in a community that is tailored to them, and so they can have the families they want and deserve.

We’re launching this app at a time when a lot of people are turning away from race and ethnicity. DEI is being slashed. Conversations are getting quieter. But for us, identity isn’t a liability, it’s our superpower. Oshun Griot was built from the margins. And it’s those margins—those quiet corners where care has been missing—that shaped something real.

Inside the app, you'll find:

• Expert guidance written by and for people of color

• Daily affirmations and emotional check-ins

• Movement, meditation, and healing tools

• Support directories, articles, and real stories

This is our beta version, it's nowhere near perfect, but it's something I needed when I was struggling with infertility and IVF, and even before when I was super single trying to figure out if I needed to freeze my eggs or not. It's not super clinical or corporate. It's soft, real, direct and built with care.

Please download it (there’s a free 3-day-trial), explore it, and share it with a friend, a sister, a partner, or someone quietly struggling. You never know who might need it.

Thank you for your support!

xo, Reniqua

Founder, Oshun Griot

📲 Download now on iOS + Android
🔗 www.oshungriot.com