One of the most hurtful things anyone has ever said to me since I’ve lived on this continent was that I wasn’t African. It came from an Angolan student of mine who was around 19 years old. And it burned me, the African American, to the core. Did he simply mean that I wasn't born on the continent of Africa? Well, all of my students knew that I was from New York so I didn't think that ...
African American in Africa: Christopher in Nigeria
Christopher Johnson’s exciting career has taken him across Africa and now to Abuja, Nigeria – an African continental life he dreamed of as a teen.
The Importance of Black Expat Voices in Africa
For far too long the perspectives of travel and expat life in Africa has been dominated by White voices. This must change.
An 80’s baby born in New York, New York, and a Howard University journalism graduate, our Editor-in-Chief Kaylan has been continually drawn to a life abroad. She’s lived in Barbados and is currently based in the southern African nation of Namibia. 
