The NMAAHC: Spurring the Conversation on What It Is to Be Black in America "There’s a whole world out there whether your dream is to go to France, SE Asia, England or if it’s to explore another side of your block.... do THAT” - Gabrielle Hickmon (writer) My name is...
Why I Think Holbox is the Mexican Hideaway You Should Visit Next! Welcome to Isla Holbox, Mexico! It’s only a two-hour drive from Cancun International Airport (CUN), but when you’re there it feels like you aren’t even in the same universe as the popular spring break...
The Magic Plastic Ride: How You Can Use Credit Cards to See the World A couple of years ago, scrolling through my Facebook feed made me white-hot with envy. Not because of people’s seemingly perfect marriages or new homes or fancy steak dinners. It was their vacations. How...
Does “Fun for the Whole Family” Exist? It Did for My Family at These Destinations Yesterday, from the backseat of the car, my three-year-old began to rattle off all of the places she’d been in the just over 1,200 days she’s been alive. “Jamaica, Switzerland, Spain, England, Australia,...
When Your Travel Plans Change Ever heard about Murphy's Law? Richard Knight had 10 days to see as much of Australia as he could. A busy attorney, he’d worked around the clock to get his billable hours in beforehand. On weekends he...
What I Learned About Black History at the Northwest African American Museum When you think of Black History in America, there are a few things that come to mind. I’m willing to bet that nine times out of ten the Northwest region of the United States is NOT one of those...
Not a Visitor, But Not a Local: How My Temporary Life Abroad Became My Own Microcosm of Reality The gas was out of commission when I first arrived at my Airbnb in Cόrdoba, Argentina, but a week (and many cold showers) later it was running at full capacity again, which meant I finally had to face my...
Between Worlds: Searching for Home While Growing Up in Puerto Rico & the Continental U.S. The air smells different on the island, the way I imagine the word “green” must smell: humid and vibrant. We’re in the car, windows down, the balmy breeze whipping my curls into a wispy cloud. My face is...
My Solo, South American Adventure Taught Me I Hate Being Rootless…Here’s How I Saved It It has taken all of my concentration not to cry for the past hour so I immediately break down when a well-meaning Australian woman, who is on my full-day tour of Cusco’s Sacred Valley, asks where I’m from...
Back to Africa: Still on the Hunt for Our Home After leaving Ghana in search of their permanent home on the African continent, Myra Parks (from The Repat Diaries) and her family visit 3 more countries, carefully weighing the pros and cons of each nation...
Hidden Gems: The History, Entertainment, and Natural Beauty of My Las Vegas As a child, Las Vegas was the city I claimed would be my home one day. The bright lights going down the strip, the endless buffets, and all the knick-knacks on offer made it seem like the kind of place I could...
Meet the Blogger Who “Travels While Crip” She’s ziplined in Panama, spent a night in a New York City bus station, Couchsurfed across the world, and has been traveling for ten years now. Oh, and she has polio. “Being a disabled black woman with...
Back to Africa: Why Ghana Can’t Be Our Home Back in February, we read the amazing story of Myra Parks, her husband and young son, who made a bold move by transplanting their lives from the US to Ghana. We followed up with Myra to see how things are...
Poverty, Privilege, and Positivity: The 3 Things My Travels Have Taught Me We're pleased to have travel blogger and photographer Erick Prince from minoritynomad.com join us once again this Black History Month to share his views as an African-American traveler. I grew up during the...
