The History Of Black Travel timeline was created by the Black Travel Alliance in partnership with Tourism RESET
Learn about the pioneers, groundbreakers, and the History Of Black Travel, including major migration movements and leisure travel developments. Also, major judicial and legislative events, as well as cultural and historical events, have inspired Black travel.
Included in the initial launch of the History Of Black Travel timeline are 130+ entries from the Americas, focusing mostly on the United States. The plan is to continue building out the timeline to add Black leisure travel stories from all continents and countries across the globe.
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United States – National Museum of African American Music
The National Museum of African American Music is the premier global destination for music lovers of all generations, and inspires, educates, and transforms appreciation of American music. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, this museum’s mission is to educate the world, preserve the legacy, and celebrate the central role African.. Read More...
United States – The Black Traveler: Insights, Opportunities & Priorities
On September 9th, 2000, MMGY Global announced that they would be developing a series of market research studies to be informed by diverse travel advocacy organizations to better identify the needs, behaviors, and sentiments of underrepresented travel communities. The first installment of these studies titled The Black Traveler: Insights, Opportunities.. Read More...
United States – Black Travel Alliance
The Black Travel Alliance was launched on June 16th, 2020 by a group of Black Travel Content Creators from across the globe. As travel authors, bloggers, broadcasters, journalists, photographers, podcasters, social media influencers, and vloggers, they unified to amplify. The Black Travel Alliance also aims to provide training and business.. Read More...
United States – Jessica Nabongo, Completes Goal Of Visiting All 195 United Nations Member Countries
On October 6, 2019, Jessica Nabongo completed her goal of visiting all 195 United Nations member countries and observing states, including the Vatican and Palestine, when she arrived in her final country, Seychelles. A travel entrepreneur and photographer, Nabongo, documented her journey via social media, particularly her popular Instagram account.. Read More...
United States – Woni Spotts, Completes Goal Of Visiting All 195 United Nations Member Countries
On September 28, 2018, Woni Spotts completed her goal of visiting all seven continents and the 195 countries recognized by the United Nations. Much of Spotts travel occurred during the 1970s and 1980s before the era of social media, and so her proof comes in the form of airline records,.. Read More...
United States Civil Rights Trail
The U.S. Civil Rights Trail is a coalition of more than 100 churches, public service buildings, museums, and other landmarks in the South of the United States. These played a pivotal role in advancing social justice in the 1950s and 1960s, including those for Black road travelers. Some of the.. Read More...
United States – Kellee Edwards, First Black Woman To Host A Travel Channel Show
Kellee Edwards is an avid traveler, licensed pilot, and advanced open water scuba diver. In 2017, she became the first solo Black woman to host a travel series “Mysterious Islands” for the Travel Channel. Mysterious Islands is a travel series that explores some of the most remote islands in the.. Read More...
United States – The Historical Harrington School
The Historic Harrington School, formerly known as the Harrington Graded School, was built in the 1920s and served as the main educational structure for three African American communities on St. Simons Island, Georgia, United States. In 2017, The Historic Harrington School on St Simons Island finishes renovation and opens as.. Read More...
United States – National Museum Of African American History And Culture
Description: The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened in Washington DC on September 24, 2016, making the four-level museum the only national museum solely dedicated to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture. The museum allows visitors to walk the path of American Americans from.. Read More...
United States – Whitney Plantation Historic District
First opened to the public on December 7, 2014, The Whitney Plantation Historic District is a museum devoted to educating the public about the history of slavery and its legacies. The museum, including the main house and outbuildings, is preserved near Wallace, in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, on.. Read More...
United States – Denali Expedition
On June 7, 1913, Walter Harper, Harry Karstens, Hudson Stuck, and Robert Tatum were credited with being the first men to reach the top of Mt. McKinley’s, now known as Denali. To mark the 100th anniversary, a team of African Americans did a similar climb. Known as the Denali Expedition,.. Read More...
United States – Nomadness Travel Tribe
Evita Turquoise Robinson launches Nomadness Travel Tribe, building an online community of over 20,000 Black travelers. This is the first online community for Black travelers, inspiring the growth of other outlets like Travel Noire and the Black Travel Movement. Beyond the online community, Nomadness Travel Travel offers a range of.. Read More...
United States – Grannies On Safari
Sixty-something best friends Pat Johnson and Regina Fraser were the first known Black female hosts of a travel show when they launched the Emmy-award-winning series, Grannies on Safari (GOS) on PBS in 2006. The Grannies On Safari series ran for four years. Accomplishments for The Grannies On Safari series include:.. Read More...