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ARCHIVISTS’ NOTE | DECEMBER 2019

Hey, Griots Family! It’s been a great ride and we have now reached our final issue for 2019. This year was a fantastic year. We talked about the elements, religions, languages, our elderly travelers, accessibility tourism, Mexico, Japan, Egypt and now we're into our last issue. There's no better ... Read More...

FROM AI TO SELF DRIVING CARS, THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL IS TECHNOLOGY

AUTHENTIC OUTSIDERS? WELCOME TO THE AGE OF THE ‘POST-TOURIST’

26 Beautiful Places You Should Visit Before They Disappear

ASHARA EKUNDAYO

Bless The Decks

ATIS REZISTANS

IS THE FUTURE OF WORK NECESSARILY GLAMOROUS? | DIGITAL NOMADS AND ‘VAN LIFE’

A Hard Conversation About Racism | How ‘The Blood of Emmett Till’ Led High School Northerners on a Civil Rights Journey to the South

Conservation & Eco Tourism | Rwanda: The Return of the King

How Google Is Revealing Unmapped Areas of the World in Virtual Reality

Naked Tourism | “Nakations” and the Future of Nude and Clothing-Optional Travel

Climate Change is Threatening Historic African American Sites in the South

Demystifying Dentistry Abroad

Black Tourists & Western Passports: A Cautionary Tale about Heritage Tourism (Op-Ed)

Cannabis Tourism

Black History | A Change is Gonna Come | Sam Cooke

BLAYA

DAMIEN ESCOBAR

STACEYANN CHIN

ILLA J

The Voice of Jah: USVI’s Kolaiah Bey brings conscious music to pirate radio

Starr’s Ascension | Writing Her Narrative on the Ice

CHEF AHKI

BLACK TRAVEL BLOGGERS

Travel Blogger of the Month | The Sophisticated Life

Blogger of the Month | Nkem Chukwumerije

Blogger of the Month | Mom’s Guide To Travel

Blogger Of the Month | Nat Travel Journey | San Basilio de Palenque

Blogger of the Month | Girl Gone Travel

TRAVEL BLOGGER OF THE MONTH | The Travel Sista

BLACK TRAVEL PROFILES

AIRIS THE CHEF

SEPTEMBER 2016 - ISSUE 09 - GLOBAL FOOD! Airis the Chef started out in college as a Marketing major at Southern University and A&M Coll... Read More...

GARDY V. GUERRIER

MAY 2016 - ISSUE 05 - HAITI Gardy V. Guerrier, founder of Haiti Got it, a first generation Haitian American, is on a mission to show Haiti ... Read More...

JEAN OLIVIER

NOVEMBER 2016 - ISSUE 11 - BLACK TRAVEL! Jean Olivier is an avid traveler who has recently completed a 9-month tour throughout Northeast to... Read More...

RAJ WARRIOR

Raj Warrior is the managing editor of Automan Magazine and has been a part of the Middle East’s automotive landscape for the past 15 years. ... Read More...

EX FILES | Sojourn Wallace | Lebanon

Sojourn Wallace is a fixer. She travels the world to fix what humanity has broken by way of conflict and what Mother Nature has broken by wa... Read More...

NIK MORALES

Nik Morales Travel Goddess and Travel Industry Guru, specializes in managing the day to day movements of Entertainment I... Read More...

CHARLES BOLDEN JR.

Charles F. Bolden Jr. was selected as an astronaut in 1980. During his 14 years as an astronaut, the South Carolina native logged more than ... Read More...

Blogger of The Month | Next Bite of Life

Growing up in Nigeria, I was always exposed to travelers. Anyone who is familiar with that culture knows we will go anywhere, at any time, f... Read More...

EX Files | Almenia Garvey | France

FACES OF EXPATRIATION - FRANCE “Fortunately with today’s technology, like Facetime, Skype and Whatsapp, we are able connect and share wit... Read More...

GLOBAL HEALTH, WEALTH & HEART

Coining New Languages

even if English ends up as the one global language, it won’t be “the Queen’s English” that everyone is speaking Every year huma... Read More...

‘Ni Una Menos’ | #MeToo in Latin America

Well before outrage over Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein gave rise to the #MeToo movement in October 2017, feminists throughout Latin Ameri... Read More...

Timeshare Cancellations | 5 Important MUST DO’s That You Should Remember

A Timeshare contract can be canceled at any time within the cancellation period mentioned in the Timeshare contract. However, in order for ... Read More...

7 Whole Years | Let Debt Fall Off Your Credit Report

“If your ultimate goal is to financially survive, pay off debt with limited funds, and build credit for the future, follow my advice.” – ... Read More...

Depression, Self Care & Detoxing from Travel

I am currently detoxing from travel. It’s not entirely intentional; although my finances are in shambles. My most recent adventures have for... Read More...

Travel Health | Pack Your Shower Shoes!

As a traveling doctor, I have a list of items I pack routinely for my international travel. One of those items is disposable flip-flops or s... Read More...

GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT

AIRIS THE CHEF

SEPTEMBER 2016 - ISSUE 09 - GLOBAL FOOD! Airis the Chef started out in college as a Marketing major at Southern University and A&M Coll... 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...

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...

Global Music | Black History Month Soundtracks

It's Black history month, and this month we are blessed that two amazing projects have come to fruition and are available to music... Read More...

Zydeco

Cajun music and zydeco are closely related parallel music forms. Cajun music is the music of the white Cajuns of south Louisiana, while zyde... Read More...

Travel Photography | Behind The Lens | Natrice Miller

For many things in life, the adage “Quality or Quantity” holds true. However, these days the quantity of photographs being created, posted a... 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...

Kabees El Lift | Lebanese Food and Those Magical Pink Pickles

Kabees el lift is a popular Lebanese dish, often served with meats. The vibrant pink hue features fermented beets and turnips. Bordered by I... Read More...

DANS LE NOIR | The Ultimate Dining Adventure

The darkness did another thing – it stripped us of our labels. When it comes to unusual meals, I’ve done everything from eating live ... Read More...

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

I was at the Schomburg and we signed the declaration of the 10th element of hip-hop right after Phife Dawg died all these other artists ... Read More...

All The Way Up | World Mountain Escapes

There’s something about being up high in the mountains. Fresh, crisp air, stunning panoramic views and being above it all heightens the sens... Read More...

FADO: Portugal’s Oral Tradition

Fado has long been a fascination of mine for several years. The fascination grew while researching my mother’s heritage and culture. As her ... Read More...

GLOBAL BLACK HISTORY

Black History | A Change is Gonna Come | Sam Cooke

A few months before, Cooke has made a reservation for his wife and band at a motel in Louisiana, but when they arrived there they were abr... Read More...

A Hard Conversation About Racism | How ‘The Blood of Emmett Till’ Led High School Northerners on a Civil Rights Journey to the South

When Michael Scanlan and Dennis Lansang, teachers at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey, were deciding what experientia... Read More...

Climate Change is Threatening Historic African American Sites in the South

On a hot, humid September afternoon, Charles Cook, a wiry man in his 60s, visited Olivewood Cemetery in Houston, Texas, to clear the weeds a... Read More...

The Story of Isis | Patron of Slaves and Sinners

Like most gods in cultures that practice polytheism, Isis was responsible for many aspects of Egyptian life. Patron of the slaves and sinners. An advocate for the penniless and supporter of the artisan. She was a symbol of fertility and the goddess of motherhood.

International Politics and the First African American Flight Attendants

“Next to being a Hollywood movie star, nothing was more glamorous.” This breathless statement, quoted in Femininity in Flight, was uttered b... Read More...

Africa’s Legacy in Mexico | A Legacy of Slavery

When I arrived in Mexico about two decades ago to begin research on the early history of Africans and their descendants there, a young stude... Read More...