‘Adventure in Black’s Sip & Trip was more than just making full glasses of wine vanish. This weekend outing of young professionals and budding entrepreneurs was also about strengthening networks.’

Fall is coming. Don’t let the last days of sun and surf pass you by.

Want to gain some social-distance between you and the couch? We hear you. Adventure in Black has five great ways for you to get back outside and redefine your space inside, too.

The reopening of our favorite sports has got us amped up for the new seasons. We want to show some love to ‘The Internationals’ who help change and redefine the games we love.

‘The Confederacy, a now charred society of estates built on the inhumane businesses of picked cotton, rolled tobacco and the commerce of trading families in bondage, was finally gone.’

‘Of the over 100,000 reported number of deaths nationwide from this pandemic, 492 were within the Metro Washington Area, not including the surrounding counties of Maryland and Virginia.’

“Fiction expands thought and rattles previously ascribed conventions with each turn of the page. It takes what many consider to be the norm and pushes the reader’s understanding to new plateaus and dimensions while transcending status.”

“Her childhood pastime of making complex equations simplistic changed the way everyone viewed the possibilities of travel and where one's imagination can take them.” 

“Though (The Green Book’s) assistance in the financial empowerment of the black community can be quantified, its significance on a communal level is invaluable.”

Come and witness the crowning of Washington’s newest Queen—Amini Bonane.

“I’m trying to shed light on the nearly 64,000 missing and exploited black women in the United States.” 

“Whether it's the food, the music or our space--we’re welcoming to everyone and we try to create an atmosphere where everyone can feel comfortable.”

“We wanted to create a ceremony that honors and acknowledges those individuals who are creatives, visionaries, advocates, influencers and community builders who have done exceptional work throughout 2018 and 2019.”

In this age where social media is the main form of communication, everyone is just a click away from becoming the next member on someone’s ‘team’.

“For me and my husband, giving my son, nieces and nephew the world is important.” - Karen Akpan, The MOM Trotter

Residents with ancestral ties back to the indigenous Berbers, Jews who arrived over two-thousand-years ago and Arabs who settled in the 7th Century still walk these palm tree-laced streets and narrow pathways of the medinas.

“Being in a different environment around other cultures, food, art--you name it--with the one person you consider to be ‘The Love of Your Life’ has been quite an experience.” 

You were tuned into the news coverage over the weekend as images of Hurricane Dorian’s cyclonic assault of triple-digit wind speeds touched down upon Great Abaco and Grand Bahama Islands.

AIB takes a look at some of the West Coast’s black owned wineries lead by innovators and groundbreakers who have found their bottles and seats at the table. 

Traveling around the world can be expensive and a hassle if done the old conventional way. Airlines are wising up…