Papa Demba Ba

Biography

Born and raised in Dakar,- Senegal, West-Africa. 53 years old. Came to the US at age 26. His experience of the American Dream was anything but a dream. It was rather a nightmare. From navigating through a divorce that lasted seven years; being a single father of a sixteen, fourteen, eight and five year old girls; with no child support, or any support for that matter, completely financially ruined, and having his wages garnished, Papa had to make ends meet. He drove for Lyft, Door dash and Uber; worked on the side as a handyman on top of having a full-time job, coming home to cook and do homework for the children. This is his story...