Amira Unplugged Proves You Can Be Yourself And Win

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Amira Unplugged, knew from the age of eight that she wanted to help people through difficult times. Although she had grown up in a musical household and was passionate about singing, she believed the best way to be of service was to become an attorney.

But the pandemic helped her see things differently. “When the pandemic started, I was about to head to law school that fall,” Amira tells ESSENCE. “Then, I decided to take a step back and use social media to share some singing videos, just some covers of songs that I found uplifting from different cultures, to help people have some bright spots in a difficult time.”Amira sits at the intersection of several different cultures herself.

She’s from the south, Stone Mountain and Clarkston, Georgia to be exact, a Muslim and a member of the deaf community. Her music and message were able to touch a lot of different people. “The response was so tremendous in just a month,” Amira says. “There were all of these direct messages and comments of people saying, ‘This helped me.

I didn’t think anyone was listening.’ It made me want to push forward and keep putting videos out.”Amira’s videos got noticed.