Continuing our Elements theme, this month’s issue is all about Air.
We’re taking you way up in Ascending Mount Kilimanjaro and Mountaineering, is it for you? Learn about what it takes to tackle the great outdoors.
If hiking up a mountain is not your thing, there are many alternative ways to enjoy ... Read More...
Often we get to know each other by talking which foods we like. Perhaps even more often, we get to know each other by talking about which fo... Read More...
As the editor of Griots Republic, one of the best things about my job is falling down the proverbial rabbit hole every month and researching... Read More...
Captain Barrington Irving, born in Jamaica in 1983, has traveled to 50 countries, conducted over 30 STEM expeditions, successfully challenge... Read More...
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...
Ilonka Elmont aka Killer Queen (born September 11, 1974) is a Dutch-Surinamese former professional kickboxer and seven-time World Champion i... Read More...
Jessica O. Matthews is the Founder & CEO of Uncharted Power, an award-winning renewable power company that specializes in harnessing the... Read More...
SEPTEMBER 2016 - ISSUE 09 - GLOBAL FOOD!
A marketing executive who has worked at notable media companies for over 10 years, such as Pandora... 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...
NOVEMBER 2016 - ISSUE 11 - BLACK TRAVEL!
A few months ago, a study conducted by Harvard University found that Airbnb hosts are 16% less lik... Read More...
AUGUST 2016 - ISSUE 08 - CANADA!
Oneika the Traveller is a leading travel website that provides travel advice, information, and inspiration... Read More...
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...
Sultan Khalfan Alabdali is a 32 year old Taekwondo Master Omani citizen born in Zanzibar. He is advocating and pushing for the return of a f... 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...
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...
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...
Language, beyond the obvious use as the primary communication mechanism between people, is one of the most important parts of culture global... Read More...
"Statistics consistently show that African-Americans represent only about 2% of pilots in both military and commercial aviation. Early exp... Read More...
If you're anything like the rest of us, you need a good book while transiting between locations, vacations or vocations. So here's the Griot... Read More...
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...
Black Travel Movement is a community of friends and family who share an interest in cultivating new friendships and epic experiences through... Read More...
Ten years ago I saw a picture of men dressed as Vikings walking down a street with fire blazing torches. They were walking down the street t... Read More...
Hip Hop is Alive in Cuba
There is a saying in Cuba, “Hip Hop didn’t die, it just went to learn Spanish.” Hip Hop in Cuba is not only very m... Read More...
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...
JANUARY 2016 - ISSUE 01 - IDENTITY
Dominique Christina is an award-winning writer, performer, educator, and activist. She holds five nation... Read More...
“Eventually the girl you took for granted will take her love and give it to herself and someday someone better than you will love her in all... 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...
When we think about cowboys, images of the Wild West are prominent. White men on horses spending their time at saloons, getting into shootou... Read More...
“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...
With the violent crime rate increasing disproportionately in urban communities, it's no surprise that a recent phone survey of black voters ... Read More...
For decades, Tom Houck has taken people to landmarks of the civil rights movement—places where organizers strategized, demonstrators protest... Read More...
When the horses enter the gate for the 144th Kentucky Derby, their jockeys will hail from Louisiana, Mexico, Puerto Rico and France. None wi... Read More...
My interest in abandoned African-American cemeteries started in graduate school, when I was assigned to write a story about a black woman na... Read More...
