Looking for Black History Museums, you can explore from home?  The Black experience is so vast and varied that there’s no end to what can be learned about it.  This is why when I travel, I try to visit local African American History Museums to get a better feel for a new destination. On a trip to Georgia, my family and I visited the Jack Hadley Black History Museum and learned first-hand what it was like…

50 Inspiring Travel Quotes for Wanderlust I love to travel. Whether I’m traveling with my children, on a romantic getaway with my husband, or traipsing across the globe solo, I love to explore and learn. Travel is one of my greatest passions. Authors, scholars, and great thinkers alike have waxed poetic for centuries about the wonders of travel. I’ve compiled a list of my favorite travel quotes. I hope you enjoy them, and they’re a…

It’s time for summer!!! These months are marked by hot temps, cool treats, and no school for the kiddos.  We must plan ahead if we want everyone to have a fun and memorable summer. I like to have the kids help me to write some of these activities down on slips of paper and place them in our activity jar.  To keep things fresh, on days when we’re not sure what we want to do,…

Whether your family is staying home due to funds being low, limited paid time off, or if your travel plans have been grounded due to surging gas prices, there are many times when we’re forced to stay home when we would much rather be traveling. If your family is forced to stay home – for whatever reason —  you can still explore every continent on the globe from the comfort and safety of your home…

There is a sizable selection of Black history documentaries available on streaming sites like Amazon and Netflix. As a student of Black Studies and journalism, the documentary genre lives at the intersection of my two greatest loves, Black History and storytelling. In short, Black history documentaries are my love language. I’ve expressed my love of learning about Black History by visiting museums at home and while we’re traveling.  But museums aren’t the only medium filled…

Winter break is a great time to reconnect as a family and create memories. Depending on where you live, during the winter months temperatures dip, and the days get shorter while the nights get longer which can make finding fun winter activities for kids a challenge.  As parents, it’s always a good idea to be prepared.  The following list of fun winter activities will help build up your arsenal and will help keep your kids…