Black Expat Stories
You’re watching Black Expat Stories, a series of intimate conversations capturing the journeys of Black expats living all around the world.
My name is Courtney Bowden. I’m a writer, entrepreneur and an expat who believes the next Great Migration is underway.
I also believe the stories about these experiences need to be told by those at the vanguard of it, because the Blaxit is not a moment, but a movement.
Black Expat Stories is all about showcasing the beauty in the Blaxit.
It’s my love letter to the courageous souls who have decided to embark on a journey toward healing, freedom and belonging, and despite the sacrifices, challenges and adjustments we’ve managed to find the beauty in our Blaxit.
We're giving you a front row seat to the Black expat experience at every stage of the Blaxit - from decision to departure, and we can't wait for you to enjoy some of the most riveting stories about international living on the internet, as told by Black expats.
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...
S2Ep.4 | Stephanie Perry & Roshida Dowe: How to Fund Your Move Abroad at ExodUS Summit 2025
Special guests STEPHANIE PERRY & ROSHIDA DOWE join Courtney again to chat about all things ExodUS Summit 2025! Grab your ExodUS Summit 2025 tix right here: https://blackexpatstories.com/exodussummit Stephanie and Roshida are the visionary co-founders of one of the largest virtual gatherings for Blac...
THE LAYOVER Ep. 10 | Map Your Move Abroad at ExodUS Summit 2025
A sneak peek inside my upcoming Black Expat Stories episode with special guests Stephanie Perry & Roshida Dowe, founders of the ExodUS Summit + how you can accelerate your move abroad. The Layover is a behind-the-scenes series where I step from behind the mic to rap about the creative process as Bla...
NARRATED ESSAY: "Free Indeed" by Courtney Bowden, host of Black Expat Stories
Why didn’t they tell us Mexico was also part of the Underground Railroad?! 🧐 That hidden history has reshaped how our host, Courtney Bowden, sees this country — and how she sees herself within it. It’s also changed the way she celebrates El Día de la Independencia in Mexico. In this narrated essay,...
S2E3 | Zerlina Maxwell: Why This Journalist Is Trading Punditry For Peace in Palermo, Italy
Black Expat Stories is an podcast and developing docuseries that captures the real-life journeys of Black expats and immigrants at the vanguard of America’s Next Great Migration: the Blaxit. If this conversation resonates, don’t forget to LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE and SUBSCRIBE to support independent Bla...