For many things in life, the adage “Quality or Quantity” holds true. However, these days the quantity of photographs being created, posted and shared on social ... Read More...
Black Travel Movement is a community of friends and family who share an interest in cultivating new friendships and epic experiences through international world... Read More...
The platform allows viewers to peek behind the curtain, over the fence and through the cracks of black identity worldwide.
Who here hasn’t been frust... Read More...
Early in the 1970s and 1980s, an assortment of Japanese animation was broadcasted to the Lebanese youth such as; Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken (Maya the Honey Bee), ... Read More...
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, she moved to New Y... Read More...
When you think of Lebanon, the country, what comes to mind? For me, it is typically the food, the Mediterranean Sea, the warmth and openness of the Lebanese pe... Read More...
No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge. The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, a... 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 dearth of water – an... Read More...
The first of its kind, NOMADNESS Travel Tribe's AUDACITY Fest injected a black and brown lifeline into Oakland's Jack London Square waterfront on September... Read More...
Griots Republic reached out to Global Hip- Hop Connoisseur and radio host, Natalie Crüe, for a suggested reading list for readers wanting to learn more about hi... Read More...
I was at the Schomburg and we signed the declaration of the 10th element of hip-hop right after Phife Dawg died all these other artists are dying from food-... 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, frustrations and the comm... Read More...
“I am not an anomaly. What I’ve done, others can do. It’s doable. You just have to have the courage to take the first step and be low-key about it.”
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Fiji brings to mind images of beautiful island beaches, surrounded by the clearest blue ocean water with the most beautiful people. Its modern day culture is ri... Read More...
You can call it New Zealand hip-hop, but if you call it Aotearoa hip-hop you are showing respect to the indigenous peoples, the caretakers of this land.
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"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 with U.S. State policy... Read More...
Although I own a women’s set of kente cloth, I have never worn a full kente outfit. There has not yet been an occasion in my life important enough to justify it... Read More...
As a travel photographer, I am always asked, “What is the best camera for a beginning travel photographer?” The answer depends on your budget and long-term g... Read More...
I first encountered Go-Go music while visiting family in the DMV (DC, Maryland & Virginia region) in the 80’s and 90’s. However, I didn’t have a true unders... Read More...
Picture, for a moment: The port city of Accra, Ghana, in the mid-1960’s. Formerly the Gold Coast, Ghana is the first black African country to become independent... Read More...
Occasionally, I get the opportunity to take a few days and go visit surrounding countries. I've been in the middle east now for roughly a year and as soon as th... Read More...
Who among my generation hasn’t been influenced by Hemingway? The man, the legend, the prolific writer. He was famous at twenty-five years old and a celebrated w... Read More...
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.
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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 much alive, for those... Read More...
Museums are strange places. They are even stranger to me since watching Black Panther. During my visit to the African Art Museum at the Smithsonian, I couldn’t ... Read More...
