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If money has ever felt like the biggest barrier to your Blaxit, this episode will change your perspective. In this powerful conversation, ExodUS Summit co-founders Stephanie Perry and Roshida Dowe return to Black Expat Stories to share the focus of the 2025 Summit — and why they’re on a mission to e...

In this candid one-on-one, journalist and political analyst Zerlina Maxwell shares why she pressed pause on the chaos of U.S. headlines and chose a new life in Sicily. Just days after the 2025 Inauguration, with her Italian visa freshly approved, she relocated to Palermo to prioritize peace, healing...

In this powerful panel episode, meet four dynamic moms— Crystal, Rachel, Kissha, and Candice — who left behind the grind and fear of American life to reimagine motherhood abroad.  From Mexico to Spain, they share what it means to raise free Black children, navigate long-distance parenting, and prior...

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, g...

Meet B Roberson (Playa del Carmen, Mexico) , owner of B's Frito Pollo , one of Playa del Carmen's most beloved food trucks. She's created a gathering place that feels like home for expats and locals through Southern-style fried chicken and other nostalgic menu items. A former first-grade teacher tur...

Meet Stephanie Perry (San Jose, Costa Rica) & Roshida Dowe (Mexico City) , the dynamic duo behind the ExodUS Summit: THE annual sabbatical summit for Black women travelers who are ready to get their sabbatical plan or their move abroad plan in place. Stephanie traded in her career as a pharmacy ...

Meet Desiree Parkman, the Former Radio City Rockette & Broadway Performer Redefining Wellness Travel for Black Expats Desiree traded the bright lights of Broadway for a nomadic life of world travel. Now, she's the founder of Route & Align, curating transformative wellness experiences that bl...

Meet Sandra Morno, the US Tax Strategist Helping Take the Stress Out of Tax Time for Expats Sandra started her expat journey in 2018 from Miami and has since lived between Central and South America. Today, she's a globe-trotting US tax strategist helping expat entrepreneurs take the anxiety out of t...

Meet Adalia Aborisade, The Financial Educator and Solo Travel Expert in Mexico City Adalia (originally from Houston, TX) talks shares why she chose the leave the USA, and why she's on a mission to empower women with the confidence to finance their move abroad and become financially free, all while l...