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In the newsletter you will find stories, links and pics like this: National Geographic’s new show“ Black Travel Across America” is a unique twist on the classic travel show! Travel Consultant, Martinique Lewis, embarks on a journey to visit historically listed Green Book locations and modern black travel destinations. Here is a link to the …
Good news, it was a pleasure and delight to organize my travel writing association’s first booth and presence at the 9th annual Bay Area Book Festival, which was held May 7th in downtown Berkeley. I declare the event a success. It provided us many wonderful opportunities to educate people about BATW (Bay Area Travel Writers …
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10 Black outdoors women who nourish our ‘Nature Swagger’ For Women’s History Month 2023, Outdoor Afro wanted to acknowledge a few female inspirations and contributors to their new book “Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors”, Rue Mapp, in collaboration with American publisher Chronicle Books. As founder and CEO of Outdoor …
Here is a link to the newsletter. In the newsletter you will find stories, links and pics like this: 14 Black Woman Who Made History Climbing To The Top Of Mt. Kilimanjaro in 8/2022.
Good news, I have a chapter in the newly released Chronicle Books publication “Nature Swagger” by Rue Mapp, founder of “Outdoor Afro”, the leading USA based Afrocentric Outdoor Adventure/Nature Lovers Association. Since its creation in 2009, the organization has grown from one to seventy chapters across the USA. https://outdoorafro.org Rue chose to include the story …
Here is a link to the newsletter. Here is an excerpt from the newsletter! Detour, a digital news brand covering the intersection of race and place as it relates to travel, history, art and culture. Detour was founded by Ron Stodghill, a professor at the Missouri School of Journalism and award-winning journalist. Their stories can …
Good news, I have two feature travel stories about Yosemite National Park that appeared in the Charlotte Observer, Miami Herald newspapers as well as Detour Magazine on 7/7/22!!! Additionally, on 6/8/22, those same publications featured a story that I wrote about the Association of African American Vintners 20th Anniversary Celebration Weekend. No such thing as …
Elaine has featured travel stories in new venues! Read More »
Good news! Elaine Lee was a featured speaker at the 2022 SF Bay Area Travel and Adventure Show which was held at the Santa Clara Convention Center. On May 21st, she taught a travel writing class and was joined on stage by social media/marketing guru, Matthew Felix. Together they provided a top notch insight into …
Elaine Lee was a featured speaker at the 2022 SF Bay Area Travel and Adventure Show Read More »
Here is a link to the newsletter. Here is an excerpt from the newsletter! Moon Guides is looking for writers to cover destinations including but not limited to Washington, Quebec City, Northern California and Greece. Scalawag is a Black-led, woman-run website and magazine dedicated to the American South. They are always seeking opinionated arts writers …
What is a creative way for a travel journalist to celebrate Black History Month? S/he could write bio sketches of early African American travel heroes for the Black Travel History website hosted by Black Travel Alliance (BTA) and sponsored by Tripadvisor*. https://historyofblacktravel.com/ Well, that is what I did and I am proud to share that …
Elaine contributes 8 bios to BlackTravelHistory.com Read More »
Good news, my article came in 2nd place in the “Art Feature” segment of the Los Angeles Press Club’s 14th Annual Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Program. It was right behind a New York Times story!!! How cool is that? No such thing as a small victory! The Award Ceremony was held on 2/17/22! https://lapressclub.org/ …
