Building solidarity through traveling the African Diaspora
There are certain places you can travel to on a whim. Cuba, however, is not one of those destinations. It takes a lot of research and planning to have a successful Cuban expeirence. If you don’t want to do all that but you still want to go, you can book a planned tour through whatever... Continue Reading →
This week I was talking with a coworker about her upcoming wedding. I asked what her plans were for the honeymoon and she said that she and her soon-to-be-hubby are road tripping throughout Michigan (she’s from there and that’s where the wedding will be). After she tells me her plans she says “I know a... Continue Reading →
My first time touching down in the motherland was in January of 2010. I was blessed with the opportunity to go to Ghana for 2 weeks on a short term study abroad program with my university. *Shout out to my fellow Temple owls!!* The purpose of the trip was to study emerging global markets. That... Continue Reading →
One evening a couple months back, I decided to treat myself to a little happy hour cocktail (or two lol). The bartender (let’s call her Mona), the man sitting next to me (let’s call him Andre), and myself ended up engaging in a little happy hour chit chat. Mona, I believe is from Sierra Leone,... Continue Reading →
The Diasporian 