Weekly Passport

😎 COMPANY UPDATES
CULTURE TRAVELS HEADS TO RICHMOND!

This July, in partnership with Visit Richmond, Culture Travels will head to Richmond, Virginia for a one-week exploration of BLK RVA - a collaborative initiative between Richmond Regional Tourism (RRT) and 20+ community leaders. It promotes African American tourism by illustrating the Richmond region as a multicultural hub that specializes in four pillars: Arts & Entertainment, Food & Drink, Community, and History.

Culture Travels’ Food writer, Events and Experiences writer, and Publisher will visit the city from July 11-15 to document and share their experiences continuing the city’s efforts to “increase tourism, engage regional residents, and support businesses by showcasing spaces that highlight the Black experience in the Richmond region.”

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PELUMI NUBI BECOMES FIRST WOMAN TO SOLO DRIVE FROM LONDON TO LAGOS

Pelumi Nubi recently became the first woman solo driver to drive from London to Lagos. Nubi, who was born in Lagos, shared its long been her goal to “showcase that travel can be easy, safe, and doable,” particularly for Black female solo travelers like herself.

Even though she’s traveled to over 80 countries, Nubi says she hadn’t “done much exploring” in other parts of West Africa and was curious to see more.

After spending more than a year preparing for the trip, she set off from London in late January, headed to France, Spain, and then Morocco. Once she reached Mauritania, she continued to Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierre Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, and then Benin before finally arriving in Nigeria.

By putting the spotlight on West Africa, Nubi hopes to be able to help “change the narrative” in terms of the way the region is viewed across the world.

🖤 CULTURE
ALI TRAVELS TO SOUTH AFRICA TO MEET NELSON MANDELA

During April, Ali would be on the move. On April 4, 1978, he traveled to the United Nations to campaign against apartheid in South Africa. On his visit, he gave a drawing to the Special Committee against Apartheid, which he dedicated to the freedom of Black people in South Africa. Look below to see the drawing titled, “Freedom” on which he wrote "Let My People Go.”

On April 15, Ali visited Nelson Mandela in South Africa. According to a member of his security detail, Ali carried a briefcase full of pamphlets with religious messages that he signed and would distribute to anyone who asked for an autograph.

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