Meet Diva Green — a Brooklyn-born Afro-Latina of Panamanian descent, destination storyteller, and founder of I Got Your Black, a platform connecting travelers to Afro-Indigenous communities around the world through culturally immersive experiences.
After a personal reckoning with systemic racism, grief, and disillusionment with life in the United States, Diva set out on a global journey that transformed her purpose — and her platform. Through I Got Your Black, she’s helping Black travelers move with reverence, not entitlement, and amplifying the stories of communities often erased from the mainstream travel narrative.
Also in this episode:
- How witnessing state violence pushed Diva to use travel as activism
- The six transformative months she spent living in an Afro-Mexican town
- What she learned, unlearned, and the powerful lessons she's applying to her life today
- How I Got Your Black evolved into an award-winning platform
- The emotional complexity of returning to the U.S. after years abroad
- Why she believes the Blaxit movement is powerful — but not without challenges
- How to travel and migrate mindfully without replicating patterns of gentrification or extraction
- …and so much more!
Connect with Diva Green:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/igotyourblack_/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@igotyourblack
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