Black Expat Stories

A podcast and developing docu-series chronicling the
pioneers of America's Next Great Migration.

Ex · pat: a person who lives outside of their native country.

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Black Expat StoriesApril 02, 202600:06:28

THE LAYOVER EP. 14 | A Dispatch From the Deep Work

An honest update on the season I've been in and what's coming next for Black Expat Stories https://courtneybowden.substack.com/p/the-layover-ep-14-a-dispatch-from?utm_source=youtube

Black Expat StoriesMarch 05, 202601:11:46

LIVE: When the Block Gets Hot Abroad...w/The Suttons in Puerto Vallarta, MX

Black Expat Stories is a podcast and developing docuseries chronicling the real-life journeys of Black expats and immigrants at the vanguard of America's Next Great Migration: the Blaxit. WE’RE LIVE W/THE SUTTONS IN PUERTA VALLARTA, MEXICO. When the headlines started flooding in about the unrest acr...

Black Expat StoriesFebruary 02, 2026

S2 Ep.5 | How Dr. Yanique Redwood & Ronnie Galvin Quit America & Built a Beautiful Life in Jamaica

Special guests YANIQUE REDWOOD & RONNIE GALVIN, co-authors of We Quit America: Our Exit from a Country Designed to Kill Black People, join Courtney for a grounded, unflinching conversation about what it really means to leave the U.S. — and why so many Black Americans are even asking the question rig...

Meet the Creator & Host

Courtney Bowden 

She's an award-winning storyteller on a mission to amplify the pioneering voices of America's Next Great Migration - one riveting story at a time.

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We’re evolving from a podcast into a docuseries that documents America’s Next Great Migration: the Blaxit â€” amplifying voices too often misrepresented, underestimated, and misunderstood...

And we need your help to fund the the stories that still need to be told.

As an independent , Black-owned media company, our mission is to showcase the full spectrum of Black life abroad through intimate storytelling. We provide a mic to those often overlooked, allowing dynamic expats to author their own narratives beyond limitations or stereotypes.

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