{"id":586,"date":"2021-06-15T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flytographer.com\/blog\/black-lives-matter\/"},"modified":"2021-06-15T12:00:26","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T12:00:26","slug":"black-lives-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flyphotoprod.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/black-lives-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Lives Matter: 56 Black Travel Influencers to Follow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Black Travel: A Movement<\/h2>\n

The travel industry has a lot of work to do. <\/p>\n

If you type \u201cfamily travel,\u201d \u201csolo travel,\u201d or \u201choneymoon travel\u201d into Google image search, you will see almost no Black people  or people of colour represented. This kind of exclusion has never been acceptable and it has to change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Black Lives Matter<\/h2>\n

On June 5th last year in Washington, DC<\/a>, during the George Floyd Protests and height of the pandemic, a plaza was erected and big, 35-foot-tall, yellow letters spelling out \u201cBLACK LIVES MATTER\u201d were painted on 16th Street NW on the north of Lafayette Square<\/a>, near the White House. It is a small step in the right direction to have a safe space to honour Black history and activist movements in Washington. (This historical location in DC has now become a popular photo spot among Flytographer customers.)<\/p>\n

At Flytographer, diversity has always been important to us, but we realize that there is still a lot of work to do. We are committed to intentionally increasing visibility and representation for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) travellers so everyone feels included.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Photo: Elisenda in Washington DC for Flytographer.<\/strong><\/a> Keisha captures memories on her trip to Washington DC at the Black Lives Matter Square.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Black Solo Travel Bloggers & Content Creators<\/h2>\n

We adore these two influential Black women for sharing amazing solo travel tips, Black travel resources, and creating active dialogue for diversity in travel:<\/p>\n

Evita Robinson(@evierobbie<\/a>) is a leader in amplifying diversity in travel. She created Nomadness Travel Tribe (@nomadnesstribe<\/a>) which is a BIPOC Travel Lifestyle Brand & Community. Evita is also a Contributing Editor and Host at CN Traveler. You can read a recent article she wrote on how Theaster Gates redefined Chicago\u2019s South Side<\/a>. Sign up for Evita\u2019s newsletter<\/a> to see her thoughts in your inbox.<\/p>\n

Tianna Bartoletta (@tianna.bartoletta<\/a>) is not your average millennial. She is a 2-time Olympian, 3-time Gold Medalist and 3-time World Champion. She has written a book called Survive & Advance<\/a> about her Olympic training and fitness career, which was released this month. When she is not training or competing, Tianna loves to travel solo around the world and capture memories with Flytographer. Tianna promotes active tourism<\/a> \u2014 which she describes as staying fit and healthy while travelling. She also celebrated her birthday in Brussels<\/a> in 2018!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A post shared by Tianna T. Bartoletta (@tianna.bartoletta)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n