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We spent the last 5 days in beautiful Puerto Viejo, on Costa Rica's Caribbean Coast. It is one of our most favorite places in the county....

Are We Free Yet? Tina Strawn is a joy and liberation advocate, activist, author, and the owner and host of the Speaking of Racism...

This Is It - Blaxit Radio Replay Below -- Interview with DJ ShyGuy Show - The Global Groove Connection – A one-hour musical journey with...

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I've got a line-up of several interesting videos to post for you this week so stay tuned! What price Freedom? Let's start with the much...

OMG - Sorry, I forgot -- I did not post this story here. Posted on FB. So you are probably unaware of the back story behind TERROR IN...

Back with the 1st episode in the NEW Spring Black Expat Interview Series. I chat with Julia Browne - Walking The Spirit Tours - An...

It's been fun but it's time to prepare for the new interview series!! You can listen to the "Winter Season" Replays of "This Is It" -...

What's it like to be an African American/Nigerian American in Nigeria and what exactly do they think about African Americans?? Check out...

As I have often mentioned, Costa Rica is an excellent jump off point for travel to all of Latin America. We've had the opportunity to...

Blaxit: 5 Black American Expats Share Their Experiences Living Overseas BTW - After the article was published we discovered that we...

In case you were wondering... Stay Tuned #thatbellalife #BlackExpatsAbroad #BlackExpatsInCostaRica #BlackAndRetiredInCostaRica...

**This is an opinion piece on r a c e - you can choose to stop now and not read further. Sometimes a girl just gotta get it off her...

Note - WARNING -This is an opinion post. If you are currently satisfied/happy with the situation in the states you might want to pass up...

We're honored to be featured in a Retirement Webinar SAT APR 27 10:00am The Black Expat Live: The Austins (The Aspiring Expats) "Last...

Finally got this one uploaded to Youtube. For those of you on Facebook, I uploaded this last week but if you are not on Facebook or just...

Barranco is Spanish for ravine which aptly describes the cliff-top area with walkway cut through the rock to the sea Barranco is one of...

My first impressions of Lima Having never been to Lima or Peru before, I had no preconceived idea about whether I would like the place or...

As I have mentioned in previous posts, we are ALWAYS on the look out for exciting places to visit, and if we happen to find one we like -...

My friend Caroline, who relocated to Mérida Mx from Nicaragua, has started a group in Mérida called the Black Mexpat Community. "When...