10 Black History Sites & Neighborhoods in NYC You Don’t Expect…But You Should!
Harlem. Bed Stuy. Flatbush. These are all areas often associated with Black History in New York City. However, do you ever think of...
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Franny the Traveler
- Feb 19
My Top 5 Black-Owned Restaurants & Food Spots: Harlem Edition
Harlem is known internationally as the Black Mecca of the world! Ever since the Harlem Renaissance—an early 20th-century boom in music,...
Franny the Traveler
- Feb 7
My Top 5 Black-Owned Restaurants in Brooklyn: Little Haiti Edition
Within the Little Caribbean is a smaller enclave known as Little Haiti. Little Haiti exists because when Haitians first moved to the...
Franny the Traveler
- Feb 7
My Top 5 Black-Owned Restaurants in Brooklyn: Little Caribbean Edition
The vibrant Caribbean flags waving proudly from street poles, windows, and dollar vans. The sounds of Kompa and Soca blasting from parked...
Franny the Traveler
- Jan 12
Traveling While Black & American: Rhode Island Edition
DISCLAIMER: In an effort to shed light on a lens that I travel everywhere with, I decided that it was important for me to explicitly talk...
Franny the Traveler
- Nov 6, 2021
Traveling While Black & American: Portland, Maine Edition
DISCLAIMER: In an effort to shed light on a lens that I travel everywhere with, I decided that it was important for me to explicitly talk...
Franny the Traveler
- Oct 5, 2021
Traveling While Black & American: Alexandria, VA Edition
DISCLAIMER: In an effort to shed light on a lens that I travel everywhere with, I decided that it was important for me to explicitly talk...
Franny the Traveler
- Oct 7, 2020
Traveling While Black & American: Vermont Edition
DISCLAIMER: In an effort to shed light on a lens that I travel everywhere with, I decided that it was important for me to explicitly talk...
Franny the Traveler
- Jul 29, 2020
18 Anti-Racist Social Media Accounts That Are Worth Following for Different Allies
“In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” — Angela Davis Now that you are inspired by the “Dear...
Franny the Traveler
- Jul 29, 2020
Dear Travelers...You Can Decolonize Travel, Too -- Here are 16 Ways
Dear Traveler, I write this long letter to you amidst a turning point in race relations in this country as well as a turning point in the...
Franny the Traveler
- Jun 17, 2020
12 Reasons USA Domestic Travel Matters amidst the Black Lives Matter Movement
Did you know that most Americans visit around 12 states in their lifetime and 10% do not actually visit another state? As of 2017, there...
Franny the Traveler
- Jun 4, 2020
Detroit is the New Black: Spending 24 Hours in Black Detroit
When I think of Detroit, I automatically think of black history. Motown anyone? Detroit is literally the second blackest city in the USA...
Franny the Traveler
- Nov 6, 2019
B is for Black Baltimore: A Day Itinerary
When I think of Baltimore, I think of Black folk! In fact, it is one of the blackest cities in the USA, sixth place to be exact. However,...
Franny the Traveler
- Sep 30, 2019
Learn Thy History: Traveling with a Black Lens through the French Caribbean
As I continue to travel to various parts of the world, I find myself returning again and again to the Caribbean. There is nothing like...
Franny the Traveler
- Apr 10, 2019
Blackity Black Travel: St. Louis Edition
When I travel, I like to travel with a "black lens" perspective because…. I am black. I think that the #blacklens is not given enough...