Black Broads Abroad

In episode 27 I interview Erin Jackson. Erin was born and raised in the Michiana area of Michigan and ISouth Bend Indiana. She spent most of her early life in the country, living in a house that her dad and brother built from the ground up. At about 12 or 13, when her parents split, she started living in the city of South Bend during the week and weekends with her dad and back in the country with her mother. Setting her sights on the big city for college, Erin moved to Chicago and studied photography at Columbia College. After graduating, she went on to Phoenix and continue pursuing a freelance career as a photographer, while moonlighting as a first-grade teacher. However, in 2012, a greater calling beckoned her and she moved to Korea. Now, eight years later, she has had quite a riveting adventure, from starting a new career on a new continent, and immersing herself in a new culture as an educator, Erin's journey is one that captures motherhood, interracial love and heartbreak, being a single mother to the most incredible third culture child, and the highs and lows of being a black woman with a mixed race child, figuring out a homogeneous society such as Korea. 

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Jazzie Más is a multi-faceted digital nomad and expat that currently resides in Da Nang, Vietnam and originally from South Central Los Angeles. She has lived in Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. Jazzie is a stand-up comedian, speaker, owner of Black Digital Nomad which empowers melanated folks to live fully,freely, boldly and bravely outside of the US. She also makes natural skin care products for melanated folks abroad like Glow Up! Body Butta. Jazzie often shares her story of 'Probation to Passports' and believes that our past does not have to dictate our future.

To follow Jazzie's journey. Click here: https://www.instagram.com/jazziemas/

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In episode 25, I interview Valerie Weyland (formerly Valerie Ogoke). Valerie is an explorer at heart, always open to what life may bring. She is a business owner, meditation facilitator, health + wellness coach, and a reiki healer. She is Nigerian-American and was born and raised in Inglewood, California. Currently residing in Perth, Western Australia, she founded Brown Girl Bloom in 2017. Brown Girl Bloom curates safe spaces for women of color to thrive with a focus on holistic wellbeing. She is also the co-founder of Ayune Hair, an ethical South East Asian human hair extension business that focuses on re-defining the strands of beauty. Her passion lies in being in complete alignment with her truth, living a purpose-full life, developing soul sister connections, and community empowerment. She is an avid lover of all things spiritual. She believes that there is an abundance of beauty all around us, we simply need to open our heart to truly experience it.

To follow Valerie's journey. Click here: https://www.instagram.com/brownbelleabroad/?hl=en

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In episode 24 of Black Broads Abroad I interview Meryanne Loum-Martin. Merryanne lives in Marrakech, Morrocco where she owns and operates a boutique hotel called “Jnane Tamsna” for almost 20 years. The hotel is nestled on 8 acres and has 24 rooms, 5 swimming pools and a clay surface tennis court. As a hotelier, Mrs. Loum-Martin’s clientele has included the likes of movie stars Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, and designers Giorgio Armani and Donna Karen. She is the ONLY black female hotel owner in Morocco. Born in Abidjan, Coite de Voire, to a West Indian mother and Senegalese father, Meryanne spent her childhood, adolescence and professional life in Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, London, Moscow and New York before settling in Paris for law studies. She was admitted to the Paris Bar as a lawyer, winning the “Prix des Secrétaires de la Conférence” award. Meryanne comes from an esteemed family and is a 4th generation lawyer.

She is the author of a new architectural book, entitled "Inside Marrakesh: Enchanting Homes and Gardens. You can order your copy HERE.

For more about Meryanne's hotel visit: http://www.jnanetamsna.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/jnanetamsna/?hl=en

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Season 2 is going to be lit. I've interviewed Black women living and thriving in places from Vietnam to Vicenza, Kuwait and Korea, Iceland and Istanbul, Mogadishu and Madagascar. Get into it!

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In episode 23 of Black Broads Abroad, I interview Dominique Michelle Bragg. Dominique was born in Hollywood Hills, California and was raised in the Cheviot Hills area of Los Angeles. After attending private school, she went on to obtain her degree in Graphic Design from California State University, Northridge. She began her career in the fast paced setting of MTV’s Graphic Design Department.

Without a roadmap, Dominique moved to New York City and quickly landed a position as the Project Manager at GILT GROUPE. She was hired for the rebranding of their online shopping and lifestyle website based in the United States. After her success at GILT, she moved on to become an independent TV producer for advertisement campaigns and creative oversight. She directed the entire account for Macy’s and others. Like other visionaries, Dominique soon became inspired to move beyond the hustle and bustle of NYC energy which led her to relocate to Tulum, Mexico in 2017.

Combining her artistic and brand development skills, she has opened TUSK TULUM.  This unique retail store integrates the fabrics and colors of the Mayan Rivera. Tusk Tulum has a personal commitment to cultural diversity and community involvement. Dominique hopes that others will discover the beauty of Mexico and take home a piece of Tulum as a reminder to always expand and grow.

To keep up with Dominique's journey follow her on social media: https://www.instagram.com/dailydoseofdom/

https://www.instagram.com/tusktulum/

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In episode 21, of Black Broads Abroad I interview, Tiffany Clark. Tiffany aka Yaa ahgee-mahn  Opambour, Ohenee’ Yere’, is a retired disabled war veteran,  that materialized her goal of leaving the “United” States in 2019. Born and raised in So Cal, she joined the Army at the age of 18, where she quickly found herself in a Warzone in 2003, at the tender age of 19. Having realized the true motives of the war and what America was all about, as well as suffering injury and disease, she devised a plan to live the rest of her life doing as she pleased and working for no one, ever again.

Tiffany found a way to retire at the age of 31, with a pension and benefits for the rest of her life. During the time she spent decompressing from the stresses of military life: the overt and covert racism, the physical demands and constant stress, she realized that America had taken her youth and the most of her , but she wanted to move to the  motherland and give the best of her. She pulled her children out of their successful acting careers, left therapy, moved to Hawaii for 2 years and went to University. However, she could not settle and knew she had to get out. Having visited Ghana in November of 2018, she met her King (literally), built her first home, packed herself and her children up and moved in April of 2019.

Once called a Nigger while in Iraq, fighting for a country that did not want her, risking her life for a lie, passed up for promotions, over worked and under-appreciated, she is now called “Queen,” “Nana Yere,” and “Ohene Yere.”She has a name with meaning (Yaa- mother of the earth, Agyemang- Saver of a Nation, Opambour- mender of broken stones) She lives a life of doing as she pleases, when she pleases, she has help readily available.  She is building another home (of her 12-year-old son’s design), building a school, and building a community… amongst other things. Tiffany has a lot of goals that she will reach while she is in Ghana. Her main one was true freedom (Not America’s B.S. illusion of it). She is close to realizing that. Her next are building a bridge between the diaspora and the continent, writing a few books and helping locals get back to self-sufficiency.

To keep up with Tiffany's journey follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tiffany.clark.7965

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In episode 21 of Black Broads Abroad I interview Truth Smith. Truth currently works at The International School of Tanganyika  (IST) as a Secondary Learning Support Teacher, located in the coastal Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam.  Originally from Fort Washington, Maryland, a suburb of Washington DC she previously taught at Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) in Beijing, China, Discovery College in Hong Kong, and various public schools in her home state. Before transitioning into education, Truth worked for many years as an attorney for a non-profit legal services organization. She has a BA in Sociology from Spelman College, a JD from the University of MD School of Law and a MA in Leadership in Teaching (Special Education) from Notre Dame of Maryland University. The daughter of two former teachers and the parent of two young adults that were raised both in the United States and abroad.

To keep up with Truth's journey follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1037144070

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Dana Cody is a reality star, serial entrepreneur, author and now expat, who resides between Ghana and Nigeria. The Miami born beauty who is equal parts brain and hustler was first introduced to the world as a Reality Star. But she is much more than that. Real estate investor, proprietor of Cody Transportation Corporation the owner of  Miami-based nail salon TippieToes Beauty Lounge, which was also a featured reality show entitled, Boss Nails on the Oxygen network. Dana’s first introduction to our television screens however, was on The Real Housewives of New York as the much younger step mother to cast member, Aviva Drescher. Now, the mogul in the making has chunked the deuces to the U.S. of A and currently calls Africa her home.

To keep up with Dana's journey follow her on social media: https://www.instagram.com/danacodyexperience/?hl=en

Click here to purchase Dana's debut book "The Crab That Made It Out The Bucket"

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In episode 19, I interview Stephanie Claytor. Stephanie is the author of Blacktrekking: My Journey Living in Latin America  a riveting, coming-of-age story profiling Stephanie’s decision to move to a foreign country by herself not just once but twice. From the time Stephanie was a baby, she spent summers on family vacations exploring the United States with her family. As she became an adult, she made the decision to live abroad, and learn Spanish. From love and heartbreak, to violence, culture shock and exploration of racial identity, Stephanie details her time blossoming into an adult while living in the Dominican Republic and Colombia. This moving travel memoir weaves in tips for how to stay safe while living abroad, as well as how to have a good time and maximize the experience.

A naturally inquisitive storyteller and an award-winning multimedia reporter by trade, who has worked at numerous television stations across the United States, Stephanie put her journalism skills to work and shares never heard before interviews from displaced Colombians and from members of maroon communities.   She intertwines the stories of others, who have fought for years to be recognized. Many of her adventures will have you laughing and reflecting, while simultaneously inspiring you to walk away with a greater understanding of Dominican and Colombian culture.

To keep up with Stephanie's journey follow her on social media: https://www.instagram.com/blacktrekking/?hl=en or visit her website to order the book: https://www.blacktrekking.com/

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