this project is unapologetically black and when i say black that includes my hood negus, sistas, africans, afro-latinos, caribbeans, the old folk, the children and most definitely the trans, queer, fem, and nonbinary community.
The purpose of this project is to encourage traveling to Black people in the hopefully soon post-pandemic world. Traveling, especially back to our homeland, allows us to (1) learn who we are, (2) respect each other’s culture, (3) detangle stigmas created to further oppress us, (4) develop skills we didn't know we had, (5) to create meaningful stories and relationships, and (6) to heal. Although, traveling has alway been essential to survival and healing, it doesn't mean going far, it could simply be next door.
In addition to healing, traveling can act as an avenue to build relationships to grow entrepreneurial practices in the Black community. The fact is that in the US for every dollar of wealth a white family has, the median Black family has 8 cents, the Latino family has 10 cents, and the Asian family has 68 cents. Since the Civil War there only has been a 0.5% decrease in the wealth gap between Blacks and whites. Hence, why the Black and white wealth gap in the US has conitnued to be worse than the wealth gap in South African during Apartheid.
It’s inherent that oppression and exploitation are still actively maintained even in the Global North. I believe Black uniformity starts with entrepreneurship i.e. circulating dollars, which we saw a glimpse of in Tulsa during the 1920s. However, it was unfortunately burned down because it was seen by others too. Thus, I hope to create digital Tulsa(s) with this project aka:
PLEASE BUILD OFF THIS PROJECT, THIS IDEA ISN’T NEW!
If you want to contribute to this project, use the links below:
SUBMISSION FORM - ADDS YOURSELF TO THIS PROJECT VIA GOOGLE FORMS (RAW DATA); SUBMISSION GOAL 2,500
SOCIAL MEDIA ASSETS - READY MADE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT WON’T RUIN YOUR FEED
EVENTS - CURRENT CONVERSATION(S) GOING ON THEMED AROUND THIS TOPIC
MAPS - VISUALIZES RAW DATA TO CREATE MULTIPLE MAPS TO HEAL + CONNECT BLACK PEOPLE GLOABALLY
moderator: moja
11/08/20 3pm est
clubhouse link
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3:00 - 3:05
Grace period
3:05 - 3:15
Introductions
3:15 - 3:25
For Us Exchange:
The goal of this is to map areas where black creatives have been, areas where black creatives would like to go, the location of black creatives, and the location of black commune spaces. The purpose of this map is to encourage traveling to black people in the soon post-covid19 world.
Traveling, especially back to our homeland, allows us to (1) learn who we are, (2) respect each other’s culture, (3) detangle stigmas created to further oppress us, (4) develop skills we didn't know we had, (5) to create meaningful stories and relationships, and (6) to heal. Traveling has alway been essential to survival and healing, but doesn't mean going far, it could be next door, to a new neighborhood, or to a different continent.
Main Maps:
1. Average Daily Tourist Cost of Living Per Country (65%)
2. US black density in relationship to metropolitans areas (10.7%)
3. US black density in relationship to green space (10.7%)
4. Black creatives global (portals)
3:25 - 4:00
Question Pool:
1. How do you define traveling?
2. How has traveling helped you heal?
3. How has traveling brought you joy?
4. What made you get a passport?
5. Do you think a passport is important? Why?
6. How is traveling important to the Black community?
7. How has traveling shaped your story telling as a creative?
8. What's your favourite place so far? Why?
9. Due to the pandemic, now what place is top of your bucket list? Why?
10.What can't you travel without?
*Restate event purpose for new listeners ask to ping others*
11.Do you prefer solo travel or with someone else? Why?
12. Who is your dream travel companion?
13. What home comfort do you bring with you when you travel?
14. What has been your worst travel experience?
15. What has been the worst travel experience?
16. What country has the best food?
17. Who has the best looking currency?
18. What's the best piece of travel advice you've received?
19. What's the worst piece of travel advice you've received?
20. What's the longest you've been away from home?
*Restate event purpose for new listeners + ask to ping others*
21. What oppression or privilege have you experienced while traveling?
22. What country has the best music scene currently?
23.What country has the best fashion scene currently?
24. Is documenting your trip important? Why?
25. What's your top travel tip as a Black Person?
26. What's your biggest first world problem?
27. City or countryside?
28. How important is it to you to meet the “real” people of the area you travel to? Why?
29. What's the best thing you've bought when traveling?
30. 1 person, 1 song, 1 meal, 1 country go!
4:00 - 4:15
Thank Yous + Outros
Explain For Us Exchange
us traveling:
the cost to travel.
the cost to travel.
us in the city:
dense black areas.
dense black areas.
us & nature:
a one hour ride to green space.
a one hour ride to green space.
us traveling:
this map shows the tourist average daily cost of living per country
this map shows the tourist average daily cost of living per country
Country cost of living was calcuated with government and open source data. Tourist Average Daily Cost of Living was determined with a focused group, which led to the assumption that people spend 65% more when traveling. Cost included: local transporation, housing, food, water, and entertainment.
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Most Popular Countries was generated using the 2019 United Nations World Tourism Organization’s Country Most Visitors dataset.
Each dataset is for the entire country, thus it might not reflect region specific cost of living e.g. New York City vs. US.
This map is only a reference to travel, thus should not be the primary reason to travel. Moreover, traveling is a privilege, thus social responsibility should be an active element in trip planning, especially during social, environmental, and/or economic down time.
us in the city:
this map shows metropolitan areas that are within areas where black population is 10.7% or higher.
this map shows metropolitan areas that are within areas where black population is 10.7% or higher.