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ARCHIVISTS’ NOTE | AUGUST 2019

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

Griots Read | An Interview with Author Bianca Williams

STACEYANN CHIN

DOMINIQUE CHRISTINA

Flying High After Failures: TV Writer, Kirk A. Moore on the Journey to Success

Sustainability, Hospitality, and Community: A Discussion with Chef Marcus Samuelsson

BUIKA: A Missionary to Music

SPECIAL ED

BLACK TRAVEL BLOGGERS

Blogger of the Month: Melanin Majority

Blogger of the Month | Nkem Chukwumerije

BLOGGER OF THE MONTH: Lia World Traveler

Blogger of The Month | Next Bite of Life

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

Blogger of the Month | Jazzy in Wonderlust

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...

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...

Nature’s Hacker | Urban Farming at Plant Jamaica

"Can you believe that five years ago I didn’t know how to plant anything?” Andrew Bruce wondered aloud as we walked on a seven-acre farm in ... Read More...

ASHARA EKUNDAYO

Ashara Ekundayo is a cultural strategist, activist, and curator who facilitates the creation of collaboratory spaces where methodology amp... Read More...

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...

HEATHER HUNTER

APRIL 2016 - ISSUE 04 - GLOBAL SEXUALITY Heather Hunter - a celebrity, author, painter, and photographer born in the Bronx of New York City... Read More...

FABU D

MARCH 2016 - ISSUE 03 - IRELAND FABU-D is an Irish comedian based in the Dublin City area. He is known for his outgoing personality and his... Read More...

The Intersection of Music, Sports, & the Black Community with Luther Campbell

JULY 2016 - ISSUE 07 - BLACK MUSIC! Griots Republic caught up with Luther Campbell of the Notorious Two Live Crew while he was coaching his... Read More...

EX FILES | The Native Borne Family | Ghana

Meet the Native Borne Family, high school sweethearts turned married couple with five children. They set out on an adventure to explore vari... Read More...

GLOBAL HEALTH, WEALTH & HEART

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...

Sadism, Spices & Science | Spanish Fly: Enchanting or Endangering?

Spanish Fly isn’t a myth, but it is pretty legendary. Spanish fly, also known as cantharidin, has been used for centuries culinarily, medici... Read More...

Skin lightening |The Dangerous Obsession That’s Worth Billions

"It starts when children are young. The moment a child is born, relatives start comparing siblings’ skin colour. It starts in your own famil... Read More...

THE BUILDING FUND: The Racial Wealth Divide in the Unites States

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...

The Elders | 4 World Cultures That Celebrate Aging and Why We Should Too

In a world that glorifies the new, is youth-obsessed, and is always looking at what’s next, it is a rare thing to find a culture that loves... Read More...

African American Linguists (AAL) | Bridging the Divide Across The African Diaspora Through Language

In August of 2004, Tamari Jenkins and Krishauna Hines-Gaither met in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Both women were there as directors of their respec... Read More...

GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT

Moon Belize | An Interview with Author Lebawit Lily Girma

Nature in Belize is transformative. There's a sense of communing with Mother Nature that I haven't felt elsewhere. Griots Republi... 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...

Griots Read | 9 Rites of Passage Books for Young Black Boys

Life is a journey with many beginnings and endings as one travels from one stage to the next. A rite of passage celebrates that entry, marke... Read More...

Taboo Foods | Things That Make You Go Eeww

One of the main identifying aspects of one’s culture is their food. If you are a Foodie like I am, then you know that sampling the local cui... Read More...

Team Blackstar Skydivers and The History of Black Skydiving

“We aren’t anything new. We aren’t reinventing the wheel. People of color have been active in skydiving for a long time, but it hasn’t bee... Read More...

Drink Responsibly: Cocktails are Going Green Too!

Consumers, as a whole, are becoming increasingly concerned and knowledgeable about what they consume, where their products are from and how ... Read More...

BLAYA

*** Q&A translated from Portuguese to English *** In 2014, I saw a video on YouTube entitled BLAYA AFRO SESSIONS 1 (click play above) a... Read More...

Hip-Hop After The Arab Spring | The Blackwashing of America

"In U.S. State efforts to reach Arab audiences through hip-hop, both the whitewashing of the legacy of American hip-hop (by aligning it wi... Read More...

STACEYANN CHIN

NOVEMBER 2016 - ISSUE 11 - BLACK TRAVEL! Staceyann Chin is a spoken-word poet, performing artist and LGBT rights political activist. Her wo... Read More...

Cake Artist, Elizabeth Solaru Takes on the World

IMG: Elizabeth Solaru Desserts these days have become much more than the last course for your meal. Those sweet little creations of heav... Read More...

Creative Space Beirut | Carrying Your Own History Through Design

Sarah Hermez, who is Lebanese, was born and raised in Kuwait and as a child, she visited Lebanon every summer and Christmas. When she was 18... Read More...

SUPERFOOD

Moringa Lion Farm Packs a Punch with Moringa Oleifera The beautiful island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands is a gorgeous island tha... Read More...

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ARCHIVIST'S NOTE

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