Passports
Before Licenses.
Ten ways I’d raise Black kids who see the world. The deals, the life skills, the diaspora, and the kind of summer they’ll talk about for years. I turned the ideas from my videos into a practical, free PDF.
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Ideas are cute. Here’s the how.
Go when everyone else stays home.
Compare holiday travel days and the weeks after the rush. The guide includes a seasonal cheat sheet and a fare-deal permission slip to help your family decide quickly.
16 by 16 is a north star.
Passports before licenses means building a capable traveler, stamp or no stamp. There’s an age-by-age ladder from choosing an activity to planning a budget.
Tokyo over toys.
Start a World Fund, study the Black diaspora, keep real friendships abroad, and price a few weeks in one place against a resort week.
A family travel playbook.
- Test anti-holidays and off-season windows.
- Write a flight deal permission slip.
- Get passports and track meaningful places.
- Give a new travel responsibility each birthday.
- Open eligible children’s airline accounts.
- Let each trip make a small creative project.
- Build a World Fund for experiences.
- Explore the Black diaspora together.
- Nurture a global auntie and uncle network.
- Try temporarily living somewhere for a summer.
For Black parents and parents-to-be first, and for any family ready to make travel more intentional. Your first step can be a weekend nearby.