Feature Film & TV News & Politics Luvvie Ajayi: “Professional Shade Thrower” Posted on July 19, 2018 by Assumpta Audu Luvvie Ajayi, 32-year-old author, speaker, digital strategist and the newest comic phenom on the BLOCK!! At the age of 9, Luvvie, her mom and siblings moved to the United States.