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Archivist Note | August 2018

aphrodisiac noun a food, drink, or drug that stimulates sexual desire. In this issue of Griots Republic, we explore global aphrodisiacs. We will take a stroll to Jamaica for the taste of their famous cow cod soup. We'll discover pomegranates in Iran and sip on tigernut... Read More...

Festivals, Fertility and Fesenjān | Pomegranate, A Persian Splendor

Tan Pon it Long | Jamaican Cow Cod Soup

James McLeod is That Vitiligo Guy

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

Bhutan | Traveling to The Land of Thunder Dragon

Blogger of the Month | Been Around The Globe

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

Cooking with Menses Blood (Yes, You Read That Correctly)

EX FILES | Kimberly West | Mexico

FACES OF EXPATRIATION – MEXICO New York native Kimberly West is a woman who takes her passions and turns them int... Read More...

The Fulbright Program | Living and Learning Abroad Through Cultural Exchange

Are you interested in traveling on a whole new level? Have you ever felt the desire to study, live, or work in another culture or country? W... Read More...

Find Your Tribe and Explore Outdoors

The natural world is stunning, full of millions of different shapes, sizes, colors – life, in its infinite splendor. But ask the average per... Read More...

SUPER NOVA

Starr’s Ascension | Writing Her Narrative on the Ice

SPECIAL ED

MUSHIYA TSHIKUKA

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

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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...

EX FILES | Rasheed Dennis | Mexico

FACES OF EXPATRIATION - MEXICO "I actually haven't stayed in the USA longer than a week since 2011. So that tells you all you need to know.... Read More...

CAMILLA HAWTHORNE

JANUARY 2016 - ISSUE 01 - IDENTITY Camilla Hawthorne is a Ph.D. student in U.C. Berkeley's geography program, with a designated emphasis in... 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...

ALEXIS BARNES

MAY 2016 - ISSUE 05 - HAITI Alexis K. Barnes is a multimedia journalist currently based in Lusaka, Zambia as a Global Health Corps fellow. ... 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...

DEIDRE MATHIS

JUNE 2016 - ISSUE 06 - JUST GO! Budget traveler, author and entrepreneur, Deidre Mathis, recently filed with the state of Texas to open a h... Read More...

Ex Files | Deanna Lewis | South Africa

FACES OF EXPATRIATION - SOUTH AFRICA Deanna was born and raised in Southern California. At the age of 17, Deanna became a mother and decide... 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...

GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT

Pérez Art Museum Exhibits – John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night

John Dunkley: Neither Day nor Night presents the work of John Dunkley (b. 1891, Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica; d. 1947, Kingston), widely consider... Read More...

GRIOTS READ: Sing, Unburied, Sing

“Sorrow is food swallowed too quickly, caught in the throat, making it nearly impossible to breathe.” - Jesmyn Ward If you have had the ... Read More...

About Last Night | Lebeha Drumming Center

At the north end of Hopkins Village lies a community of drummers. They practice nightly, with or without an audience, and the cadence of the... Read More...

JUNOT DIAZ: LITERARY ACTIVISM MEETS ARTISTIC BRILLIANCE

Junot Diaz triggers me. He’s uncomfortably honest and constantly curses at inappropriate times. He curses while receiving awards and curses... Read More...

Chicken & Waffles in Amsterdam? Welcome to Eastside

Saturday mornings on the corner of Balistraat and Sumatrastraat in Amsterdam, you can find friends congregating, nodding their heads to Badu... Read More...

Little Foodies | Kid Friendly African Foods

My fondest childhood memories in Nigeria center around food. Waking up to the sweet and savory smells of milk and cinnamon in Akamu mixed wi... Read More...

Wakanda Forever | Unpacking the Movie, the Moment and the Movement

Albert Einstein famously said: “Logic will get you from A to Z, but Imagination will take you everywhere.” The destination, in this case,... Read More...

The Gambia | The Kankurang Festival

Truth is stranger than fiction. When traveling throughout The Gambia, this is something to keep in mind. The journey to Janjangbureh, form... Read More...

HALO-HALO | Filipino Shaved Ice… Kind of

Shaved ice. Candied red and garbanzo beans. Ube (purple yam). Fruit preserves. Flan. Kaong (coconut jelly). Gulaman (gelatin). Condensed mil... Read More...

Karen Village | The Mecca of African Art

Enter a world where a mixture of Art, Culture, and African Heritage is nurtured and grown to full maturity for all the world to see. ... Read More...

Centering Muslim Black Women in Sci-Fi Art

When you Google Somali people, images of refugees, starving families, or pirates dominate the search engine. That breaks my heart because ... Read More...

TONI SIMMONS HENSON

Theatre Producer and serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of expertise in business development, real estate investment and marketing. She ... Read More...

GLOBAL HEALTH, WEALTH & HEART

The Red Sea | First Periods Around the World

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...

Ex Files | Lisa R. Mitchell | Globalist

FACES OF EXPATRIATION - THE GLOBALIST Lisa R. Mitchell is a Global Business Executive with nearly 20 years of experience in the financial s... Read More...

THE BUILDING FUND: Estate Planning

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...

Demystifying Dentistry Abroad

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...

Buying Abroad | An Investment in Yourself

Mark Twain famously said: “Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.” He couldn’t have been more right. Have you ever considered buying ... Read More...

THE BUILDING FUND: Improving Your Credit