Clik here to view.
Junot Diaz Day, Completely Lost
View from an old room in Quito i’m very busy and bad at juggling several projects at once, so that’s why things have been silent around here. been discussing boston bombing conspiracies with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Traveling While White, Traveling While Brown #Dispatch: Nandini Seshadri
Nandini Seshadri is a freelance writer, short-story author and social media addict. She keeps a blog over at nandinisniche.tumblr.com which she updates mostly when she’s supposed to be working on her...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I, Too, Am B-CC
hey people, i’ve been in reverse culture shock for the past two weeks that i’ve been back in nyc from ecuador and time just flies here. i’ve been eating everything i could get my hands on and partying...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Racial Segregation and Assimilation in Travel Blogging: #Dispatch: Navdeep...
Dispatches: Conversations with Writers of Color on Race, Place & Adventure is a series of interviews with travel writers and personalities of color where we discuss travel, writing and identity....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dreaming, Planning, Mobilizing
hey people, thanks for being patient during this lapse in posts. I left nueva york and am back in ecuador but instead of living in Quito like before I’m just traveling around for the next two months. I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Don’t Step Foot There” #Dispatch: AfroLatino Travel
I’ve been chatting with travel writers and personalities of color about their experiences navigating the media industry and the globe with an intersectional lens while exploring themes like power,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Revolution Will Go Viral
Hey people, so I injured my knee either swimming, hiking or running alongside vehicles hoping to jump on them in Ecuador last month – on acid – and now I’m watching Fall go by from my bed in Queens,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
People of Color with Western Privilege #Dispatch: Pooja Makhijani
Pooja Makhijani writes children’s books, essays, and articles, and also develops educational media and curricula. Her bylines have appeared in The New York Times, the Village Voice, The Rumpus, Serious...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Exile Narratives of Trans Women of Color #Dispatch: Gabrielle Bellot
I’VE BEEN CHATTING with travel writers, activists and personalities of color about their experiences navigating the media industry and the globe with an intersectional lens, while exploring themes like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When the Sex Tourists are White Women
Hey folks, I Storified some thoughts I tweeted about white women who exploit and fetishize men (and boys) of color when they travel, and how flawed reportage on this usually frames the situation as a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Healing, Walking, Writing, Talking
happy holigays folks, it’s my last post of the year, woohoo! if y’all remember, I fucked up my leg in ecua over the summer and have been on bedrest for the past three months, but on baby jesus eve took...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Inedible Roots: Our Cultures Are Not Commodities
hey kids, today I wanna share an essay from Esther Choi of Inedible Roots, a person who has contributed significantly to my understanding of how imperialism functions in travel culture by introducing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
To conquer and be conquered
How’s this for an approach to decolonizing travel writing? “For even if history is most often recounted by victors, it’s not always easy to tell who the rightful narrators should be, unless we keep...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Not to do Travel Writing; A Glossary (pt.1) #Dispatch: India Harris
I’VE BEEN CHATTING with travel writers, activists and personalities of color about their experiences navigating the media industry and the globe with an intersectional lens, while exploring themes like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Check Yourself Before You Wreck Someplace Else: A Decolonial Travel Checklist
Hey peeples. I have SO MUCH GOING ON so don’t worry, I haven’t abandoned you and will fill you in on all the new good shit going down in my lil’ decolonial travel world, but right now I’d just like to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spend & Save: The Narrative of Fair Trade and White Saviorism
Pick up the latest issue of Bitch Magazine (or just check it out online) to read my feature essay on Gendered Orientalism, Imperial Feminism, White Feminism – whateveryouwannacallit, and the artisan...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WATCH: Teaser for Doc on Decolonizing Travel Media
Directed by Bruno Brothers Media wth the help of Queens Nation Films, this teaser for a mini-doc about my work as a diasporic writer, photographer and activist exploring the decolonization of travel...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LISTEN: What Does It Mean to Decolonize Travel Culture?
hey people. I hope you’re enjoying your summers as much as possible because #2k16Problems are real as fuck. I especially hope that, if you’re non-Black like me, you’re working on ensuring that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Outside the XY: Queer Black and Brown Masculinity
hey people, I have an essay on traveling through place and gender in bklyn boihood’s long-awaited anthology Outside the XY: Queer Black and Brown Masculinity! Published by Riverdale Ave Books, edited...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Come See Me at NYC Comic Con!
Hey kids, I’ve been in my writing den for a minute but will emerge with more interviews, articles and projects soon. For now, if you’re in the NYC area, you can come see me speak on the We Need Diverse...
View Article