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      Retreat, recharge, reinvent: How wellness retreats for Black women can rejuvenate and heal body and soul

      September 13, 2022

      Editor’s Letter: Travel is a business

      September 1, 2022

      Bali: Showing Up for the Complex Places We Love

      August 25, 2022

      How celebrations of death in India breathed new life into the concept of place

      August 22, 2022

      The Return of the Black Family Reunion

      August 15, 2022
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    Angola, the queen and my spiritual roots

    Guest Writers July 27, 2022

    Wrtier Gloria Browne-Marshall went to West Africa in search of a queen and found inspiration.

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    Why I’m Taking a Detour: Letter from the Publisher

    DETOUR Desk June 7, 2022

    Ron Stodghill, Publisher of DETOUR, shares how a history of Black travel writing inspired a digital magazine following the Black travel movement today.

    Editor’s Letter: Travel is a business

    Domestic Travel September 1, 2022

    Editor’s Letter: Welcome to DETOUR

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    Pearl City: An unexpected historic Black community

    Guest Writers September 23, 2022

    Discover Boca Raton’s little-known piece of African American history, Pearl City, a historically Black community established in 1915.

    The Continued Displacement of the Maasai Shows How Tourism Harms More Than It Helps

    Guest Writers August 5, 2022

    Sanctuary: Off the grid, on the beat in New York City’s Woodlawn Cemetery

    Guest Writers August 2, 2022

    Visiting Angola is about history and the future

    We Walk with Harriet: A modern-day retracing of Harriet Tubman’s footsteps

    Sanctuary: When in Rome, do as Ralph Ellison did

    Sanctuary

    Sanctuary: Off the grid, on the beat in New York City’s Woodlawn Cemetery

    Guest Writers August 2, 2022

    Writer James A. Anderson invites you to step onto holy ground in the world of jazz and African American music.

    Sanctuary: When in Rome, do as Ralph Ellison did

    Sanctuary: Lost in the stacks of Chicago Public Library’s Woodson Branch

    Sanctuary: Morjim, Goa is perfect for an Ashtanga yoga retreat

    Guest Writers July 21, 2022

    Sanctuary: Sea Ranch is Sonoma County’s hidden gem

    Guest Writers July 20, 2022

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    Adriatic Sea reveals personal growth in traveler

    Guest Writers August 23, 2022

    Writer Nita Wiggins pushes herself outside of her comfort zone while in Croatia.

    How celebrations of death in India breathed new life into the concept of place

    August 22, 2022

    The Return of the Black Family Reunion

    August 15, 2022

    Bringing business home: Justa Lujwangana’s business shares her love of Tanzania

    August 12, 2022
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    Welcome to DETOUR, your multimedia portal that re-introduces you to the world you know – but through a uniquely Black storytelling lens that chronicles and celebrates the places we live and travel. DETOUR brings together journalists, writers, historians, photographers, illustrators and filmmakers to revisit – and, in many cases, revise – the Black cultural narrative worldwide.

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    Crossroads: A video introduction

    September 21, 2022

    Meet DETOUR’s columnist Faith Adiele: Small World, Big Love

    September 19, 2022

    DETOUR welcomes its first columnist, Faith Adiele

    September 19, 2022
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    If you’re interested in collaborating with DETOUR to produce the Best Stories in Black Travel, reach out to Publisher Ron Stodghill at Ron@DetourXP.com

     

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