Tag: Uber

Ridesharing While Black: Confronting Racism as a Black Uber Rider

I recently returned home from traveling overseas. A moment I cherished because my skin was able to breathe. I’ve never felt this feeling back home — the ability for my melanin to be free from the confines — the resistance — the bondage — the surveillance — the ...

Interview experience at Uber Amsterdam

I have never thought I would be applying for Uber in this lifetime, the tag of premium and top-notch competitive programing to scare me away, but out of the blue I applied to Uber AMS and even forgot all about the application, because I never thought I will even clear the resume shortlisting. So,...

Lagos Uber Stories: Old Papa Youngy

I’ll be 70 by the end of April and still drive Uber every night. I bought my first car when I was barely 20, and I have been to all the states in Nigeria except that I never travelled out. Photo by NEOM on Unsplash I had to be in Ikeja for the Mainland Block Party. Eve...