Our people have always been travelers but by involuntary force and choice. Today, Black folks are spending a lot of coin on travel, $109.4 BILLION in 2019 alone.
These three places should be on all of our lists.
Accra, Ghana
It’s a fantastic feeling to be surrounded by our people at every turn, and that’s what visiting West Africa is like. Accra has long been a conduit connecting the diaspora and a beautiful place steeped in pan-Africanism.
Since 2019’s The Year of Return tourism campaign, many have been flocking to the country to connect with ancestral history and be in community with kinfolk at events like Afrochella.
Bahia, Brazil
Salvador da Bahia is the Blackest city outside of Africa because Brazil became the home of more enslaved Black people than any other country during the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade. Afro-Brazilian culture is Black and proud and has incredible music, dance, art, and African spirituality.
Lowcountry, South Carolina
While there is beautiful Black culture spread across the U.S., the Lowcountry of South Carolina (Georgia, too) is the perfect place to learn more about our people’s history in the region, especially because about 40 percent of all enslaved people passed through Charleston’s harbor.
There are Black people and history in every corner of this world. Experiencing each other leads to the connectedness crucial to our collective liberation.