This is one of my favorite issues. I likely say that often; however, I'm so serious this time.
Sometimes when we choose a destination to cover, we really don't know much about that country except for the fact that we want to go! As the editor, it's my job to dig, plan and dole out assignments. I ... Read More...
For 11 years, Ralph would approach students and members of the NAACP about breaking the segregated barriers of restaurants, and for 11 yea... Read More...
Lebanon was never seriously a destination on my travel list but when I found myself planning a trip to Jordan, I did what I have done countl... Read More...
Race is a difficult topic. It is fraught with a violent history and tumultuous feelings. Yet, race was a central element in the Lebanese imm... Read More...
FACES OF EXPATRIATION -
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
I “used to” convert dirhams to dollars and Celsius to Fahrenheit. Well, I am done doin... Read More...
JANUARY 2016 - ISSUE 01 - IDENTITY
Edward “Special Ed” Archer is an American Rapper who enjoyed incredible success in 1989 with hit singles... Read More...
OCTOBER 2016 - ISSUE 10 - GLOBAL DESIGN!
A.V. is a lifestyle content creator living in Bed Stuy "Do or DIY" Brooklyn, NY that may have been... Read More...
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...
SEPTEMBER 2016 - ISSUE 09 - GLOBAL FOOD!
Chef Ahki, CEO of Delicious Indigenous Foods is a celebrity chef, natural foods activist and nutri... Read More...
FACES OF EXPATRIATION – OMAN
Certainly, it must take an incredible amount of courage with equal parts motivation to decide to leave the h... Read More...
"Sophisticated: To be altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naïve.”
I started my blog, "The Sophisticated... Read More...
AUGUST 2016 - ISSUE 08 - CANADA!
The Passport Party Project is a National Geographic award-winning global awareness initiative providing fi... Read More...
JANUARY 2016 - ISSUE 01 - IDENTITY
Dominique Christina is an award-winning writer, performer, educator, and activist. She holds five nation... Read More...
Keti Koti (Breaking the Chains) is the annual celebration and commemoration of the abolition of slavery in the former Dutch colonies on July... Read More...
Those who wish to explore cultures different to their own do so in a myriad of ways. Travel, music, theatre, film, literature, and languages... Read More...
American hip-hop didn’t always resonate with the UK youth. It didn’t reflect the experiences of the black British youth, their slangs, frust... Read More...
Ask any Filipino what the Philippine national dance is, and they will likely tell you - tinikling. A dance mimicking the tikling bird - kno... Read More...
“My definition of a racist idea is a simple one: it is any concept that regards one racial group as inferior or superior to another racial... Read More...
It’s for us. It’s for every Black girl that walked into the room and didn’t feel like she belonged. It’s for every Black girl who didn’t t... Read More...
In January 2017 on the heels of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and days before one of the nation's most provocative demagogue replaces A... Read More...
Destruction to Transformation: The Complexity of Haitian Life & Art After the Earthquake
Andre Eugene founded Atis Rezistans in 1998. E... Read More...
“Get a job!”
Shawn Alleyne chuckles as he recollects that line which we are confident has come from the mouths of every parent of a child w... Read More...
“Woman not supposed to ask for cow cod soup,” said Miss Maggie, the soup vendor playfully chastising me as she stirred the large pot propped... Read More...
On my twelfth birthday, my mother took me to an amusement park in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I spent the day on questionably built spinning ... Read More...
Would it surprise you to know that the top 20 search terms that lead people to Griots Republic and the top trending articles all have to do ... Read More...
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...
Was I ready to go on vacation? Let's see. Airline tickets purchased? Check. Bags packed with all necessary toiletries? Check. Travel documen... Read More...
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...
So there I am, sitting on Solomon Pass, about 13 miles outside of Safford, Arizona. Ahead are cows, canyons, mountains, rattlesnakes, and a ... Read More...
For 11 years, Ralph would approach students and members of the NAACP about breaking the segregated barriers of restaurants, and for 11 yea... Read More...
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...
Culture: ‘the shared beliefs and forms of a people such as language, material traits, type of music and the instruments used, marital beli... Read More...
It’s one of the oldest, largest and historic brands of liquor known to the world - Jack Daniel's. With thousands of fans and consumers acr... Read More...
