Note: This post was an early morning facebook status and after much feedback I decided to turn it into a blog post to reach a wider audience. When i first saw the Pharrell's album cover on Instagram I immediately noticed…
So many times when people ask me why I would prefer to stay abroad as opposed to living in the states, I cite race as a factor. I recognize that I have had a privileged upbringing, as compared to many…
On the plane from Paris to Rome on the continuation of our exodus from rural Africa to the industrialized world....well Italy for now....I noticed that I was the only black person and I sighed, "back to being a minority." While…
Today the Italian and I returned from Ghana to Benin. Upon crossing the Beninese border and getting our passports stamped the Italian needed to go to the bathroom. At first they pointed him to the public restroom which meant a…
Being an expat in a country of all black people is a very interesting experience. On the one hand I love that I can move about undetected without having people run up to me or harass me in the market…