Safe and Welcome: Black Explorer-Friendly Travel Guides
Travel is possibly the best thing about having it anywhere—traveling to the world, learning something new, and knowing about other people’s cultures. The experience, however, for Black travelers, is usually marred by concerns of security, representation, and inclusion. The presence of social media, color communities, and travel communities of digital nomads has given Black travelers […]
Outside of the Hashtag: The True Power of #BlackTravelMatters
In recent years, the hashtag #BlackTravelMatters has been a rallying point, a call to arms, and a cause. More than that, however, it’s been a cross-sectional demand for representation, equivalence, and cultural truth throughout the tourism sector. Like the broader #BlackLivesMatter movement, #BlackTravelMatters is not only a call for exposure and representation but, further, an […]
Inside: SHEIN Factories in Guangzhou, China
Shein’s factories in Guangzhou, China, have been scrutinised because ethical issues and infringements of labourers’ rights have been brought against them. During investigations, long working hours, poor pay, and lax safety protocols have been called out. Working Hours and Conditions There have been reports of Shein employees in supplier factories working abysmal hours, with some […]
Historic Sites: Along the Trail of the Civil Rights Movement
Most sites of significance of the Civil Rights Movement are situated there, where he can stroll where history-makers strolled, hear the struggle for equal rights, and remember the constantly unfolding quest for justice. Montgomery, Alabama: The Cradle of the Movement This is one of the churches that people go to on pilgrimage so they can […]
Black Travel Influencers Shaping the Future of Tourism
In our more globalized world, the social media, the faces and voices that write global travel narratives, are more multicultural than ever. Among them are Black travel influencers, who are becoming a power to be dealt with. They’re breaking down stereotypes, disseminating off-the-beaten-path travel, promoting inclusive tourism, and inviting a global community to visit with […]
Black Heritage Tours: Unlocking Ancestry from Ghana to the Carolinas
Part of the ongoing process of reconnecting, healing, and reclaiming culture, Black Heritage Tours is a living archive for individuals of African descent—and those interested in African diaspora history—investigating their origins, traversing ancestral paths, and experiencing the living heritage of Black resiliency and cultural accomplishment. From Ghana’s Gold Coast forts to the Carolinas’ rice paddies, […]
From Jazz to Jollof: Lagos and New Orleans Music and Food Trails
Culture should be experienced in its sensual form: the music listened to with the heart and the food eaten. No two cities embody this brotherhood like New Orleans and Lagos. They are divided by seas, yet the two are bound together with a thread of sparkling music culture, gastronomic heritage, and diaspora-talk-spoken history. Both conduct […]
From Harlem to Haiti: A Travellers Guide to Black Artistic Legacy
Travel isn’t where; it’s the story, signs, and the collective imagination over time. Black travel is moving through the power of art and the power of survival culture. From Harlem’s music clubs to Port-au-Prince’s colored murals, Black international artistic heritage relies on architecture, poetry, sculpture, performance, and protest. It is a living history of sight […]
Revealing the African Diaspora: The Biggest Cultural Enrichment Travel Places
The African diaspora is people all over the world whose origins are traced to the historic African migration, which, except for a few instances, was the consequence of the transatlantic slave trade, colonialism, and economic emigration. Despite having undergone discomfort and dislocation earlier, the diaspora has developed flourishing, living cultures that blend indigenous and African […]
Diners Almost Fall to Their Deaths from Restaurant in the Sky
In a hair-raising mishap that sharply highlights the risk potential of gimmick restaurants, diners in a “restaurant in the sky” in Puerto Rico cheated death when one of the stabilising cables in the suspended deck snapped, violently shaking the platform. The mishap re-ignited the debate about the safety of such restaurants. The Incident: A Close […]