“The Black Expat is a much needed voice on issues related to global mobility and black identity. We highlight the rich, international experiences of the Black Diaspora with firsthand accounts, personal narratives and key advice about cross-cultural living. Our contributors and staff reside all over the globe, but have one thing in common – they’ve been impacted by a life abroad and have awesome stories to tell.”This description is from the website itself, a rare gem in a sea of webpages dedicated to deciphering the expat experience from the usually white, North American or European perspective.
Within the world of global mobility and multinational organizations, we know that people of color, women and the LGBTQ community are all severely underrepresented or not tracked at all, which oftentimes means that their needs are not met, let alone explored and discussed. The Black Expat’s contributors offer a diversity of perspectives, from “passport privilege” to Third Culture Kids (TCKs) of color and experiences of living and working in countries around the world.
The Wall Street Journal interviewed Amanda Bate, the founder, and called the site a voice for “global nomads of color”. It strikes me as a powerful resource not only for black expats and their families, but also for global mobility professionals and the receiving managers of black expats moving into their offices.
What resources have you found to be helpful as a black expat, or as someone supporting expats of color as part of your role?
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