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Black in the Day: Black Expats in the Middle East

By Reginald Smith Unfortunately the Middle East in the eyes of many is nothing but a swirling vortex of violence terrorism and fanaticism. The long association of these ideas with the Middle East would make some people wonder why Americans would travel or live there. These stereotypes, while true in some parts of the Middle [...]

YOU WANT ME TO EAT WHAT…..?!!!

by Ivory Simone I’ve never been much of a fruit eater so when my acupuncturist, Dr. Phranee (not her real name), insisted I eat healthier by adding fruit to my diet, I bulked. Although I’ll eat an occasional apple, orange, tangerine or banana, and I can be persuaded to eat a handful of grapes, cherries [...]

Wayne Branch’s Latin American Life

by R. Wayne Branch I remember when I was sixteen, talking with my cousin. His uncle had just passed away. We talked about what we wanted in our lives. He wanted a nice home and family, and a big car, of course. I wanted to get as far away from Rand, West Virginia as I [...]

Interview: Christina Westbrooks – Beirut, Lebanon

Christina at historical Baalbek Learning French played a key part in Christina’s introduction to exploring a new culture outside her native Texas. Subsequent studies abroad whetted her appetite to pursue the expat life. Read the full interview in our Spring 2012 issue.

Andrea Adams – Travelista, Velvet Curtain Diva in Italy and 2011 Black Women in Europe Power Lister

Andrea moved to Florence, Italy from Florida via stints in California, New York, Spain and France. “I realized that I had the Expat bug upon my first internship abroad. I was working as a Marketing intern in France for Michelin, and knew that in the short future, I wanted a life in Europe”, she remembers. [...]

From the Editor’s Desk – Spring 2012

Welcome back to another issue of Black Expat! In this issue we again span the globe from interviews in the Middle East, South America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. As a reminder for those who love our interviews, remember that many of the cost of living information is at the end of the articles so if [...]

Democrats Abroad – The global primary is approaching

My name is Adrianne George and I want to be a delegate for the Democratic National Convention representing Americans Abroad. If I am elected as a delegate, I pledge to use that authority to attempt to persuade fellow members of the Democratic Party to oppose one policy in particular, the relatively new and burdensome Visa [...]

Expat Germaine Thomas and Big City Poets have released a new album

Here is a clip from the Big City Poets listening party in Stockholm. Download the Big City Poets

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