To breathe in Ghana is to breathe the air of sisterhood. Everywhere you travel you are greeted by female youth, … More
Author: ThatTravelingBlackGirl
‘Round The Girdled Earth…’
Yes, you can find Dartmouth affiliated folks literally around the globe, Ghana is no exception. Ghana has the world’s fastest … More
Food, Glorious Food
“Food, Glorious food…what’s next is the question.” These words from the musical Oliver, rang through my head throughout my sojourn … More
Fashion Is The Thing
A highlight of my trip to Ghana was being able to take in three days of MBFW, formerly Mercedes Benz … More
Aburi Botanical Gardens
45 minutes outside of Accra is the oasis known as the Aburi Botanical Gardens. As you drive up into the … More
Market Bliss
They say you will know it when you see it…the one! While I always wondered if that was true about … More
W.E.B. DuBois – He Rests Where We Gather
The imminent scholar W.E.B. Dubois left giant shoes to fill all over the world. Whether in his birthplace of Massachusetts … More
A Moment In Time
The excitement was palpable as I approached the gates of Parliament knowing that in short order, for the first time, … More
Is There A Speaker In The House??
In a typical year, Ghana has 195,000 visitors. In this Year of Return 500,000 have made plans to sojourn to … More
MADE IT MA! TOP OF THE WORLD.
I grew up watching James Cagney movies with my dad. One of our favorite lines from one of his favorite … More
AKWAABA – Welcome Home
Waking up just in time for breakfast (brunch), I open the window shade and there she is, Mother Africa/Mother Ghana … More
African Birthright Trip: The Year of Return
When our elders, in this case the President of our Wakanda, calls the children of the African Diaspora home, we … More