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Now we come to the end of our Elements issue with this month’s theme: Earth. This month we’re exploring Guerilla Farming in Urban Cities with Andrew Bruce, owner of Plant Jamaica - a seven-acre farm in Stony Hill, Jamaica. In his interview, Bruce talks about hacking the system of food poverty in... Read More...

SPELUNKING WHILE BLACK | BLACK HISTORY AT MAMMOTH CAVE

NATURE’S HACKER | URBAN FARMING AT PLANT JAMAICA

EARTH MAGIC | EXPLORE THE PAGAN PAST IN IRELAND & SCOTLAND

The Society of Black Archeologists | Digging Up Our Legacy

In a time where history books are being re-written to downplay the events and impact of the transatlantic slave trade and the African diaspo... Read More...

Black Girls Do Wine | The Cape Winelands

At the end of a long flight, if you’re like me, the first thing you want is a shower; the second is wine. After twenty-two hours of trans... Read More...

Road Trippin’ Up The Vietnam Coast

Prior to this experience, I had never ridden a motorcycle before! I had driven automatic motorbikes/scooters all over the world, but I'd n... Read More...

Notes From an Angry Black Hunter | Guns, Genocide and the Stolen Ground You ‘Own’

ROAD TRIP | NAMIB-NAUKLUFT NATIONAL PARK

HOW SOIL ACTS AS A LIVING WITNESS TO RACIAL VIOLENCE

Dream of Retiring Abroad? Medicare Doesn’t Travel Well

Environmental Hip Hop | An Interview with Cavem Moetavation, Hip Hop’s Captain Planet

Eating My Way Through Ghana

Peruvian Art | Sex Pottery

GET CONNECTED | 4 LOCATIONS TO HELP QUIET A RESTLESS SPIRIT

I WENT ON A VOODOO PILGRIMAGE IN HAITI

INDIA’S JOURNEY

Griots Read | An Interview with Author Bianca Williams

ACEY

DOMINIQUE CHRISTINA

Sci-Fi Legend Steve Barnes: This is new. This is different.

JUNOT DIAZ: LITERARY ACTIVISM MEETS ARTISTIC BRILLIANCE

Griots Read | An Interview with Author Bianca Williams

BLACK TRAVEL BLOGGERS

Blogger of the Month | Mom’s Guide To Travel

Blogger of The Month | Keisha Rogers | Solo in the Maldives

Blogger of the Month: Roni The Travel Guru

Blogger of the Month | Been Around The Globe

Blogger of the Month

BLOGGER OF THE MONTH: Black Girl Gone

BLACK TRAVEL PROFILES

SPECIAL ED

JANUARY 2016 - ISSUE 01 - IDENTITY Edward “Special Ed” Archer is an American Rapper who enjoyed incredible success in 1989 with hit singles... Read More...

The Impact of Islam on Culture in the Middle East

I’m very proud to say that I have been an expatriate for almost a decade now. For over three years I lived in South Korea, which Buddhism is... Read More...

EX FILES | Claudette Hatcher | England & Holland

Mezzo-soprano and actress Claudette Hatcher is a polyglot with a passion for life, which she pursues to the fullest. Claudette has traveled ... Read More...

KIA YOUNG

Born and raised in the Houston, Texas area, Kia Young is a senior mechanical engineering student at North Carolina A&T State University.... Read More...

MAXIM THURIERE

Maxim Thuriere is a 24 year-old creative director based in South Florida. Born from a Haitian mother and French father, you can see the in... Read More...

JASON ANDREW

OCTOBER 2016 - ISSUE 10 - GLOBAL DESIGN! Jason Andrew is a menswear influencer and consultant, who doesn’t hail from a fashion background. ... Read More...

EX FILES | Dr. Rafael Montalvo | Cuba

FACES OF EXPATRIATION – CUBA Born in Germany as an “Air Force Brat,” Rafael Don Q. Montalvo moved to Colorado and was raised in a very div... Read More...

SUZANNE THI HIEN HOOK

Suzanne Thi Hien Hook in 2010 sold everything she could, including her car and shoes in the UK and set out on a Mission to open up an or... Read More...

SHALISA DAVIS

Shalisa Davis was born in St. Louis, MO and raised in the inner city of Chicago. Graduated high school at the age of 17 and joined the U... Read More...

GLOBAL HEALTH, WEALTH & HEART

Legacy Flight Academy

"Statistics consistently show that African-Americans represent only about 2% of pilots in both military and commercial aviation. Early exp... Read More...

How Hanukkah Came to America

Hanukkah may be the best known Jewish holiday in the United States. But despite its popularity in the U.S., Hanukkah is ranked one of Judais... Read More...

ROMACIO FULCHER

Romacio Fulcher was born and raised in Oakland California. After graduating from High School, he moved to Sacramento California to atten... Read More...

Abiola Abrams | A Traveling Spiritpreneur™

In so many ways, Ms. Abiola Abrams is the big sister or cool cousin many of us wish we had. When it comes to dropping jewels that inspire, l... Read More...

Sisters of the Skies

Have you ever been on a flight and the captain and first officer of your flight are African American women? In the United States, there are ... Read More...

THE BUILDING FUND: Financial Wellness

A 6-PART FINANCIAL WELLNESS SERIES Traveling is as much about the ability to pursue dreams as it is about boarding passes and bucket lists.... Read More...

GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT

Not Just Sake | A Lesson on Japanese Wine, Microbrews and Whisky “no E”

Since basically forever, and now even still, many people think of Japan as a land of sake (rice wine) and the (mostly bland, though somewhat... Read More...

3 Travel Apps You Need To Carry Into 2019

Pack in one color, fit everything in a carryon, carry an empty water bottle on every flight...these little things can make a trip easier on ... Read More...

Club Life | Beirut, The Party Capital of the Middle East

Lebanon is one of the smallest countries in the world, but it is an astonishing tourist destination with engrossing historical landmarks, cl... Read More...

TigerNuts | You call it Horchata, I call it Kunun Aya

Would you eat Tigernuts (Tiger Nuts)? What are they? They look like shriveled chickpeas or those rare individual roasted peanuts in their sh... Read More...

Callaloo Kids | The Media Company That Gets It

If you've ever stayed in a hostel or belong to any of the travel groups on the net, then you understand the feeling you get when you meet a ... Read More...

Griots Reads: I Hope This Reaches Her In Time By R.H. Sin

“Eventually the girl you took for granted will take her love and give it to herself and someday someone better than you will love her in all... Read More...

Hidden Struggle: A review of Katheryn Watterson’s “I Hear My People Singing”

“I have always identified with and been fascinated by the vital and vibrant black community in Princeton. And though I have been b... Read More...

The Jamaica Food and Drink Festival, Kingston’s Foodie Haven

For one week, Kingston revels in gluttony. The Jamaica Food and Drink Festival is in its third year in Jamaica’s capital. Unlike other stati... Read More...

Chef Benjamin Dennis on the Relationship Between Food and Culture

Food brings people together from all walks of life, but the ingredients behind them genuinely tell a story. One of the most important ... Read More...

The Sharecropper’s Legacy: Urban Farming in Milwaukee

As soon as I knew that I would be in Milwaukee for the annual Women In Travel Summit for travel writers and influencers, I knew that I had t... Read More...

Adinkra and Kente Cloth | Mass Production and Ghana’s Changing Material Culture

Although I own a women’s set of kente cloth, I have never worn a full kente outfit. There has not yet been an occasion in my life important ... Read More...

Arm Wrestling the Global Sport of Strength

In America, arm wrestling is largely thought as a tough guy, bar, activity to settle the score. You'll likely hear, "I'll arm wrestle you fo... Read More...

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