Her online presence was born from this desire to break into the ever-elusive world of entertainment.

Still, Christene remained as committed to her dreams as ever.

When we found gaming content on YouTube, we realized that there is growth and opportunity here.

YouTube streamer AyChristene

AyChristene

Christene would upload highly edited gameplay content in the beginning.

“We want to continue the growth.

With a few growing pains, she has become a natural.

Between both channels, she has garnered over 300 million views since 2015.

But due to the toxicity of the community, she changed once again.

“I shifted gears in my content.

In doing that, I was playing older games.

Christene is among one of the most popular Black female gaming channels on YouTube.

“Its still funny to me now when people are like I didnt know there were Black female gamers.

Were you searching for it, because were here.”

We want to continue the growth.

I had a lot of anxiety when we first started streaming because you cant edit it.

“I have my daughter, and I want her to grow up and not feel ignored.

“I want to ensure that when she grows up this is less of a problem.”