Beauty in the Blaxit
Courtney BowdenReflections on international living, global citizenship, and reimagining freedom beyond the U.S. Brought to you by the founder of Black Expat Stories.
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You Can’t Self-Improve Your Way Out of Every Environment
Maybe the Problem Isn’t You
One of the things I’ve noticed about us as a people, especially Black women, is how often we try to self-improve our way out of an environmental problem.
Something feels off and almost automatically, we turn...
8 Truths I’d Tell You About Living Abroad If I Wasn’t Trying to Sell You a Dream
After five years of living abroad, I’ve learned that there’s a pretty wide gap between imagining a life in another country and actually building one.
That doesn’t make the experience any less rewarding. In fact, moving to Mexico has fundam...
What About Your Friends? Our October 2026 Blaxit Book Club Literary Selection Is…
I’ve been thinking a lot about friendship lately.
Apparently, I’m in good company because friendship seems to be a recurring theme everywhere I look right now. It’s permeating my algorithm and coming up in conversations I’ve been having wi...
The Blaxit Book Club Is Saying Goodbye to Parable of the Sower, But First, a Few Things for Your Reading List
Whether you read Parable of the Sower alongside us, joined one of our conversations, or have been following along from afar, thank you for being here as we close out our inaugural Blaxit Book Club selection.
I consider this book to be one...
I’m Speaking at the 2026 ExodUS Summit: THE Move Abroad Conference For Black Women!
What If Your Next Chapter Is Abroad?
Hey there!
I have some exciting news to share: I’ll be speaking at the 7th Annual ExodUS Summit!
ABOUT THE EXODUS SUMMIT
If you’re unfamiliar, the ExodUS Summit is THE move-abroad summit for Blac...
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A Black American writer documenting America’s Next Great Migration while living in Mexico. Creator of Black Expat Stories, a multimedia cultural archive documenting the migration testimonies of Blaxit pioneers.
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