The agency planned Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s trip to Oslo when he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Before the current boom of black travel nomads and influencers, there were African-American pioneers who charted a course that would revolutionize the way black travelers traversed the world. More than 80 years ago, […]
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Everyone And Their Mama Was In Ghana For The Holidays | Essence
The FOMO was real this holiday season as Black excellence hit the streets of Accra, Ghana. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] If you weren’t in Ghana for the holidays, you were probably the only one. Melanin of all shades descended on the streets of Accra to close out not only the decade but the country’s ridiculously successful Year […]
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The Ivy Hotel: Maryland’s Black-Owned Oasis in the Middle of Charm City | Ebony
The Black-owned boutique hotel has been open only five years, yet it already has a strong-hold on hospitality in the city. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Despite countless contributions to American culture, Baltimore, Maryland, has been associated with nothing more strongly than HBO drama The Wire over the past two decades. The street life depicted on the Emmy-winning […]
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This Couple’s African Adventure Was The Ultimate Journey ‘Home’ | Essence
For Rondel and Yanique Holder visiting Ghana was a life-changing experience.
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12 Times Influencer Asiyami Gold Had Us Ready To See Some World | Essence
These stunning photos will inspire you to take your global adventures to a whole new level.
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How To Spend 3 Days In Black-Owned New Orleans | Travel Noire
Stephanie Ogbogu, Travel Noire Women working at sewing machines in factory. Pic credit: Sleek Garments Export Ltd. Featured Image [dropcap]Y[/dropcap]ou’re almost there! You’ve taken the first step—deciding to take a trip to New Orleans and experience its colorful cultural ambiance, excellent restaurants, and nowhere-else-but-here traditions that make New Orleans one of the most popular tourist […]
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Why more and more black Americans are moving to Ghana | The Week
Mark Beckford, Mark Beckford Natalija Gormalova/Narratively. Featured Image [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen Lakeshia Ford decided she was going to pack up her life and her budding career and move from New Jersey to Ghana, her family could not understand why she wanted to make the trek to a country thousands of miles from home. Even more surprising, to […]
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Airbnb Partners With NAACP To Promote Travel To Ghana For ‘The Year of Return’ | Essence
To expand its partnership with the NAACP, Airbnb embarked on a Jamestown to Jamestown pilgrimage to Accra, Ghana.
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Afropean: Capturing The Experience Of Black Women In Europe | Refinery29
Johny Pitts was born into a working class home in Sheffield at the same time Maggie Thatcher was in Number 10. He is the son of an African American father and a white English mother. As he writes in the prologue of Afropean: Notes from Black Europe, it was a time when “the older generation […]
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Six Historically Black Beaches to Visit This Summer | Medium
When we think of black history often times vacation destinations are left out of our dialogue. Our past is well documented with stories of slavery, plantations, and oppressive reality yet little do we hear about how some of our ancestors and those who came before us got to celebrate their lives. As I decided to […]
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