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Unlearning Prejudice: Travelling while Black

Unlearning Prejudice: Travelling while Black

Often, overseas but in America as well, ours may be the only real life encounter that person has with one of us. As people, and especially…
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Michele Simmons

Traveling While Black: Beyoncé Moments

Like every other day it was a sweltering 108 degrees. Determined to cross off my tourist duties, I strategically climbed the long staircase…
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Inricka L

Teatime with Ricka

He looked at her and said, “Don’t lose yourself. Remember who you are and what you came to do. Use your time wisely.”
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Inricka L

Teatime with Ricka

To relinquish all comparisons to others.
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Inricka L

How to chase mindfulness on a daily

Breathe, stretch, shake, let it go
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Jenn Criss

Work Exchange for “Free” Room and Board

Saving on accommodation costs was one of the ways I was able to extend my travels. I used a website called Workaway to find opportunities…
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Alexus Howze
Black Art Is Crucial

Black Art Is Crucial

Blackpackers International Co-Founder Paris Mongo has been honing her skills as an artist, broadening the scope of what her art can be. The…
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Cara Elise Taylor
The Time I Was a Prostitute

The Time I Was a Prostitute

It was junior year of undergrad and your home girl (me) was gearing up to spend a semester in Madrid, Spain. The Spanish department highly…
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Inricka L
Pranayama and the Importance of the Breath

Pranayama and the Importance of the Breath

Pranayama is a yoga practice that is used to regulate the breath through certain techniques and exercises. It literally translates to…
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Crystal Osuji
“Go to The Jazz Bar at Northgate.”

“Go to The Jazz Bar at Northgate.”

That’s what you say when someone you respect asks where to go out in Chiang Mai, Thailand. You send them to The Northgate Jazz Co-op, and…
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Cara Elise Taylor
❤ Baila Con Fuego

❤ Baila Con Fuego

Dim lights. Body thumping and shaking the room. My feet, the bass and pop of the drum. My legs and hips, the vibrations flowing across the…
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Jamelia Kelsey
Success is a means of personal expectations.

Success is a means of personal expectations.

So why do we let others dictate our means of success and constantly compare our achievements to those of others?
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Paris Mongo
THE POWER OF SELF CARE RITUALS WHILE TRAVELING

THE POWER OF SELF CARE RITUALS WHILE TRAVELING

Living in Thailand had me feeling like I was a star on the Real Housewives of Chiang Mai. The crew and I would go from trekking mountains…
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Inricka L
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