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Brazil's Beauty Pageant Only for Black Women
This year I stood in the very front of the stage, knowing from previous years' experiences that I'd get the best videos and photos of the...
Feb 223 min read


The Portuguese Word with No English Translation
There's a concept among Black Brazilians that I can't quite translate from Portuguese to English. It is the verb 'aquilombar'...
May 31, 20241 min read


I Manifested My First Press Trip, Here's How It Went
Written on one of the lists that I use to envision my future is a thing I hadn't quite figured out how to do: Get invited on a press trip.
May 24, 20242 min read


The Power of Practicing Kwanzaa Principles in Tourism
Each year after Christmas, Black households in the US scramble to find green, black, and red candlesticks, and that fancily named...
Feb 10, 20232 min read
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