10 Black History Sites & Neighborhoods in NYC You Donāt Expectā¦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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BLACK-OWNED
Franny the Traveler
- Feb 19, 2022
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 Renaissanceāan early 20th-century boom in music,...
Franny the Traveler
- Feb 8, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
Traveling While Black: Rhode Island Black Owned Guide
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: Portland, Maine Black Owned Guide
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: Alexandria, Virginia Black Owned Guide
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: Vermont Black Owned Guide
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
āIn a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.ā ā Angela Davis Now that you are inspired by the āDear...
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
Traveling While Black: Detroit Black Owned Guide
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
Traveling While Black: Baltimore Black Owned Guide
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
Traveling While Black: Martinique & Guadeloupe Black Owned Guide
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
Traveling While Black: St. Louis Black Owned Guide
When I travel, I like to travel with a "black lens" perspective becauseā¦. I am black. I think that the #blacklens is not given enough...
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