Carnaval Salvador | Bahia, Brazil

When most of us think of Carnival, our thoughts understandably stray toward Rio de Janeiro, which is arguably the most beautiful spectacle in the world. According to the Guiness Book of World Records, however, the largest street carnival on earth is actually held in Salvador, the capital of Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia, and the [...]

Carnival Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Brazilian Carnival, or Carnaval is an annual festival in Brazil held four days before Ash Wednesday, the day of fasting and repentance that marks the beginning of Lent. The celebration originated in Rio de Janeiro in 1641, when the city’s bourgeoisie imported the practice of holding balls and masquerade parties from Paris. It originally [...]

Black Paris: African Americans in the City of Light

“J’ai deux amours: Two loves have I, my country and Paris.”
– Josephine Baker
“In Paris, I lived in all parts of the city — on the Right Bank and the Left, among the bourgeoisie and among les misérables, and knew all kinds of people, from pimps and prostitutes in Pigalle to Egyptian bankers in Neuilly. This [...]

Diversity in the RAF (Royal Airforce) Exhibition | London, England

When people in the UK celebrate Black History Month every October, the British Royal Airforce (RAF) may not be the first thing they think of when looking at outstanding contributions and courage in the Armed Forces. The Royal Air Force has a long and distinguished history of diversity. For example, many RAF personnel who made [...]

UK Black History Month | London, England

While Blacks in the U.S. may lament the celebration of Black History Month in February — the shortest month of the calendar year— Black Brits have the luxury of celebrating the contributions of their ancestors in one of the longest months — October.
Black History in England was first celebrated in 1987. The month of October was selected [...]

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