When we spoke to Deji, he was in Spain reflecting on his decision to turn down a $70,000 raise, because moving back to the United States was not worth it. Deji, who has worked all across Europe, discovered that safety, quality of life, and love didn’t have a price tag. He rejected the notion that Black people have to suffer American racism in pursuit of a better life.

We happened to interview Diedre the week that George Floyd was murdered. But for Deidre, it was a reminder of how unsafe the Black body is in the United States. The question: “What is a safe space when you’re in a Black body?” set the tone of her interview.

Heather Greenwood Davis is a Contributing Writer and on-air storyteller for National Geographic. Her work appears regularly in a host of national and international publications from O magazine to NPR. She appears on television stations across North America and is the resident travel expert on The Social - a national daily lifestyle show. Heather has shared her travel insights as a speaker at trade gatherings hosted by TravMedia, US Travel Association, Destination Canada, SATW, and others. Heather is also the voice behind GlobetrottingMama.com – an international, family travel blog that features the adventures she takes with (and without) her husband Ish and their two sons, Ethan and Cameron.

Is racism the only reason black Americans move abroad?

Following in the steps of Essence magazine, whose 1970 debut issue, Black Man Do You Love Me?, addressed the current subject of Black men who were climbing the corporate ladder and now had the option of choosing to love either Black women or white women.

Our feature article, Why Black People Are Moving Abroad, addresses one of the central subjects of Black travel: Black people choosing to leave America for life abroad. Throughout this article, we'll take a look at the history of Black travelers who fought for the right to not only use public transportation, but also for the right to acquire a U.S. passport to travel internationally. Are the motivations of the Black traveler today similar to those of the Black travelers in the 1800's?

A theory is an idea about how something works. Something has gone through rigorous testing, observations, and experiments designed to prove the idea right or wrong. But in creative theory, the idea is grounded in a definition of creativity of producing ideas and outcomes. We exercise our uniqueness, our empathy levers, creative thinking skills, and humanness in an innovative approach to design.

So here, in this space, we take that approach and explore the creative theoretical evolution of the durag and its relationship to the Outdoors.