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ARCHIVISTS’ NOTE | FEBRUARY 2019

In this month's Griots Republic, we are exploring our love of languages! When we first decided to do an issue on this theme, we were concerned that we wouldn't have enough content. However, as you start drilling down into languages you begin to realize how fluid and all-encompassing our ability t... Read More...

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

AFRICAN ORIGINS OF COMMON ENGLISH WORDS

NOT A POLYGLOT? 6 REASONS TRAVELERS SHOULD LEVEL UP THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS

YES, JAMAICAN IS A LANGUAGE!

The Fulbright Program | Living and Learning Abroad Through Cultural Exchange

One Step Initiative | Bringing Study Abroad Opportunities to Inner City Students

STUDY ABROAD: SEEING OURSELVES IN THE WORLD

TRAVELER TESTIMONY | BECOMING A POLYGLOT THROUGH IMMERSIVE TRAVEL

DESTINATIONS | Taking In All That Algarve, Portugal Has to Offer

HALO-HALO | Filipino Shaved Ice… Kind of

Half of the world’s languages are dying. Should we save them?

EX FILES | CLAUDETTE HATCHER | ENGLAND & HOLLAND

COINING NEW LANGUAGES

BLAYA

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

INDIA’S JOURNEY

BUIKA: A Missionary to Music

SPECIAL ED

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

Coached Hard: The Story of Toronto Raptors’ Asst. Coach, Patrick Mutombo

2019 BLACK TRAVEL ITINERARIES

Black Travel Movement | From The Northern Lights to a Stunning Safari

Black Travel Movement is a community of friends and family who share an interest in cultivating new friendships and epic experiences through... Read More...

Sisters and Suitcases | Balancing Chill & Adventure

Meet Sisters and Suitcases (SAS) is a boutique travel company that curates intimate, immersive travel experiences served with a side of luxu... Read More...

Work N Play Co | Travel Therapy for Your Soul

In 2015 Work n Play Travel Co and group was created. The company was created with the motto: “Don’t just see the world, give back to it.” Wo... Read More...

Black Sisters Without Borders | Get Up, Get Out and Do Something

Black Sisters Without Borders, BSWB, is an online travel community designed for women of color. Initially, BSWB was established to educate, ... Read More...

Green Book Travel | Culturally Immersive Trips

Green Book Travel is a full-service travel company that specializes in hosting culturally immersive trips with an emphasis on the African Di... Read More...

Bucket Lists Beasts |Living a Kick Ass Life

Bucket Lists Beasts (“BLB”) is the travel and adventure segment of (Im)Possible Living, LLC, a purpose-driven, passion-filled, freedom-based... Read More...

Black Folks Travel Too | Travel Experiences That Appeal To Us

When planning a trip the first step is deciding where to travel. The next decision is probably who to travel with. Many people prefer the in... Read More...

Haitian Nomad | Haiti and So Much More

After returning from our biggest trip yet on January 4th to Egypt with over 70 attendees, we’re jumping right to our favorite country: Haiti... Read More...

Up In The Air Life | The Art of Connections and Luxury Travel Experiences

Up In The Air Life merges the art of connections with luxury travel experiences to create memories, milestones, and magic for individuals lo... Read More...

BLACK TRAVEL PROFILES

DR. GAIL MYERS

Dr. Gail Myers is an Agri-Cultural Anthropologist born and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. For the last twenty years, she has researched... Read More...

WORLDWIDE NATE

DECEMBER 2016 - ISSUE 12 - MILESTONES! Nathan Fluellen, the creator and host of World Wide Nate – the quintessential guide to living a glob... 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...

A.V. PERKINS

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...

DAMIEN ESCOBAR

On October 28, 2016 the long awaited album, Boundless by Damien Escobar will be released to a fanfare not seen with previous projects. A cul... Read More...

CHERAE ROBINSON

FEBRUARY 2016 - ISSUE 02 - MILLENNIALS Cherae Robinson is the founder of Tastemakers Africa a company committed to disrupting what the worl... Read More...

PASCALE THEARD

MAY 2016 - ISSUE 05 - HAITI Daughter of a Haitian industrialist and art lover, and of a French mother, heiress to a 200 years old family ta... Read More...

HARLO MAYNE

Harlo Mayne is a full-time individual inventor for over 20 years and is a leading expert in the field of on-demand hydro... Read More...

Blogger of the Month: HBCUs ABROAD

When I was only five months old, I went on my first trip. This was the inception of my traveling career. My mother took me on a road trip to... Read More...

GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT

St. Thomas Food Tours: An Island Nomad Comes Full Circle

I can’t recall the exact moment in my life when I realized that I had grown up in “paradise.” As a child, I remember standing outside our h... Read More...

EX FILES | Soul Food Sundays Bring Black Expats Together in The Philippines

It doesn’t matter where on the African descendant line we all evolved, the one common theme no matter the village, city, province,... Read More...

A Family’s Journey

Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Book of the Year and the Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History, Gail Meli... Read More...

CARIBBEAN DANCE COMPANY

The Caribbean Dance Company has as its central purpose the professional training, preservation and performance of traditional We... Read More...

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

Writer. Lecturer, Creator, Inspiration... These are just some of the words that I can use to describe Mr. Steven Barnes, truly a living le... Read More...

Griots Read | Radicals in the Barrio | Where Mexican American History, Socio Economic Policies and Activism Collide

Policies surrounding immigration, specifically Mexican immigration, have always been at the forefront of political discourse. However, with ... 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...

Global Black History | Joel Augustus Rogers

"No man living has revealed so many important facts about the Negro race as has Rogers.” - Dr. W. E. B. DuBois If you were to ... Read More...

Quelbe & Quadrille: The Sound and Movement of The Virgin Islands

Quelbe music, the official folk music of the Virgin Islands is receiving long overdue recognition and appreciation. Quelbe music was created... Read More...

Curtain Calls: The Life & Advice of a Traveling Performing Artists

Picture this: You’re standing on stage, you’ve taken the final bow, the audience is cheering, and when the curtain falls, you leave one cont... Read More...

Flamenco

Iremember, quite clearly, my first introduction to Spanish culture in fourth grade. A tall, dark-haired and brightly smiled woman walked int... Read More...

Blogger of the Month | Jazzy in Wonderlust

I've had the MOST jam-packed weekend and couldn't wait to share all of the photos/videos with you guys from Dreamland Jouvert and Notting Hi... Read More...

GLOBAL HEALTH, WEALTH & HEART

Passport Party Project | Meet The New Class 2018

“The Pied Piper of Passports” That’s what Tracey Friley, founder of the grassroots global awareness initiative, The Passport Party Project,... Read More...

THE BUILDING FUND: Life Insurance Explained – Whole, Term and Why you need a Policy

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...

Yes, Jamaican is a Language!

To the ear, Jamaican language dances with a melodic syncopated rhythm. Many still believe that Patois (widely referred to as what locals spe... 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...

The Fundamental Elements of the Arabic Language

The Arabic language is spoken throughout Northern Africa and the Middle East. There is over 420 million people who speak Arabic around the w... Read More...

KweliTV |The Go-To Source for Global Filmmakers of Color

The platform allows viewers to peek behind the curtain, over the fence and through the cracks of black identity worldwide. Who he... Read More...

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ARCHIVIST'S NOTE

2019 BLACK TRAVEL ITINERARIES

BLACK TRAVEL PROFILES

GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT

GLOBAL HEALTH, WEALTH & HEART

GLOBAL BLACK HISTORY

AND SO MUCH MORE

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