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Black Broads Abroad
by Phelena
Black Broads Abroad shines the spotlight on compelling and sometimes controversial Black expat women and those living in the African Diaspora. Hosted by Phelena Jean, a nearly 10 year expat, who has lived on four continents, with travel to over 40 countries in between. In 2011 she chunked the deuces to the U. S. of A and never looked back (except at that ass.) Listen in as we explore topics about, love, sex, culture, travel, business and interviews with dope ass Black broads all over the world.
Episodes
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Permission to Leave: Dr. Qrescent Mali Mason on Sabbatical, Survival, and Black Women's Liberation
What does it mean for a Black woman to truly leave? Not a vacation. Not a long weekend. But a full, intentional departure from the grind, the performance, and the burning plantation of a nation in freefall? This week, I sit down with my dear friend and one of the most important philosophical…
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Why This Harlem-Raised Doula Reset in Curaçao and Settled in Germany
In this episode of Black Broads Abroad, Phelena sits down with Sundari Malcolm—a holistic doula whose work spans birth, breathwork, yoga, grief, and death, and who is the founder of A Healing Doula Academy and author of Grief Gems. Originally from Brooklyn and raised in Harlem, Sundari’s life has...
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From Copenhagen to a New Era: A Conversation with Career Diplomat Shani Moore
The global landscape is shifting—and it’s time to talk about where we position ourselves next. In this powerful, unfiltered episode, we sit down with the brilliant Shani Moore, a career diplomat who has navigated the world through a massive global lens. Shani spent a staggering 23 years with the...
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Put Down the Cape, Pick Up AI: Tech, Transnational Reality, & Preserving IP with Cinnamon McCann
What happens when you trade the American hustle for life in Portugal, only for reality to meet you across the Atlantic? In this episode, we sit down with tech entrepreneur Cinnamon McCann (@driven_spice) to demystify the realities of executing the "Exit" option. From navigating a major healthcare...
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100 Countries, 2 Continents, 1 Daughter: A Creative Entrepreneur’s Guide to Global Parenting
What does it look like to raise a child across the globe while building a creative empire? In this episode, we sit down with Davita McKelvey, a Denver, Colorado native turned global strategist and multi-hyphenate entrepreneur who is quite literally remapping the world for Black women. Davita is…
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The Fourth Exit: How This 20+ Year Veteran Expat Has Navigated Being an Educator From Abu Dhabi to London, Cairo and Back to Beijing
What does it look like to spend two decades living outside the Divided States? In this episode of Black Broads Abroad, we sit down with Kamara, a 20-year veteran expat who is currently preparing for her fourth exit. From Abu Dhabi to London, Cairo to Beijing, Kamara has navigated the global...
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The Resurrection: Why I’m Reviving Black Broads Abroad Right Now After a 5 Year Hiatus
Five years ago, at the peak of Black Broads Abroad, I lost my father. As his only child and a total daddy’s girl, that loss devastated me. I never intended to stay away for five years, but I had to put everything on the back burner to navigate that grief. During my time away, I watched the world...
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How This Mississippi Born Theologian Came to Open a Soul Food Restaurant in Tokyo
In episode 40, I interview LaTonya Whittaker. LaTonya has been a fixture and a leader within the African American community in Japan for 15 years. She along with her husband David are the founders of the prominent Soul Food House restaurant in Tokyo that has long been a central destination for…
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Why This Pan-Africanist Humanitarian Chose to Pursue a Career in Social Impact Causes and Now Calls Somalia Her Home
In episode 39, I interview Delphine. Delphine is a Pan-African optimist. Strategist. Doer. Advocate for the broad spectrum of the ‘underdog’. Avid world traveler. Lover of dance, art and all things creative. At her core she is passionate about truth, culture and all things Africa. Born and raised...
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Why This Photographer Said Peace Out to the Divided States and Moved to Johannesburg
In episode 37 I interviewed Stephanie O'Connor. Stephanie is a photographer and creative consultant, originally from South Dakota, who spent her professional life in Atlanta, New York, Johannesburg, and now Los Angeles. She has worked with brands such as Addidas, Hypnotiq, Sunglass Hut and major...
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How This Third Culture Kid Converged Her Afro-Arabic, Sudanese, British Background to Create Cultural Impact in Media, Politics, Fashion and Beyond
In episode 36, I interviewed Rozan Ahmed. Rozan is an ambassador, advocate, activist, champion of the arts a cultural practitioner, and preservationist. Born in West London to Sudanese parents, her formative years were abruptly disrupted, when while living in Kuwait she suddenly became a refugee...
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Why this Detroit Native Joined the Peace Corps and Retired in Madagascar
In episode 35, I interviewed Lisa Lee. Lisa is a 64-year-old, twice divorced, retired computer nerd with two grown children (David and Dawn). Both of her kids live in Oakland, CA, a city where she lived for over 30 years before joining the Peace Corps in 2017. Originally from Detroit, Lisa was…
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How This Domestic Abuse Survivor Went From Being Overweight and Depressed to Moving From Paris to LA and Being the First Black Female Gym Owner in DTLA
In episode 34 I interviewed Nadege NDjeBayi. Nadege is a fitness entrepreneur and the first Black woman to own a gym in Downtown LA. Originally, from Paris France, Nadege underwent a drastic transformation when on January 20th 2018 she had a very bad car accident that locked her lower back and...
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From Southwest Philly to Paris: How This Self-Proclaimed Hood Chic Went From a Pennsylvania Attorney to Becoming a Law Professor in France
In episode 33, I interview Channel Andrews. Channel is a Philadelphia native and attorney based in Paris, France, where she teaches law at Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II). Prior to moving to France, she served as Assistant Counsel in the Governor’s Office of General Counsel in Pennsylvania....
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From Atlanta to Haiti: Why This Artist Made Port-Au-Prince Her Home
In episode 32, I interview Christie Clermont. Christie is a folk and abstract artist from Atlanta, Georgia currently living and working in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with her wonderful husband and son. Christie's vibrant use of color and bold lines evoke an electric fascination that resonates within…
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How This Serial Entrepreneur Created Location Indepedent Income Streams in Portugal and Teaches Other Clients To Do The Same
In episode 31 I interviewed, Cinnamon. Cinnamon is a Digital Marketing Strategist and entrepreneur from Washington, DC. Soon after her 40th birthday she decided to leave the United States and move to Lisbon, Portugal for a new life. Cinnamon shares her transition to expat life as well as the...
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How This Ted X Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur and Third Culture Kid is Creating Social Impact By Reframing 'Sharity' In Afria
In episode 30 of 'Black Broads Abroad', I interview Mallence Bart-Williams is a Sierra Leonean - German multi-facetted social entrepreneur: Publishing, film, fashion, writing and philanthropy are among her professional repertoire. Mallence pursued her studies in economics and finance in Paris,...
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Kola Boof Is More Than an Internet Troublemaker and Osama Bin Laden's Captive: An Intimate Portrait Into The Life of The Feminist Author
Kola Boof is an Egyptian/Sudanese-American, award-winning novelist, poet, television writer, activist, and perhaps most infamously known as being romantically entangled in the life of one of America’s, formerly most wanted Individuals – Osama Bin Laden. Kola is a mother, wife and author of the...
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From Bushwick Brooklyn to Iceland: How This Engineer Made a Career Pivot and Found Love in Iceland
In episode 28, I interview Jewell’s Chambers is the Host of All Things Iceland Podcast, an engineer by training, who has made the pivot as a career digital strategist. Her passion lies in being able to engage, inspire, and infuse innovation into her work by utilizing her analytical mind,...
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Single Motherhood in Korea: Why This Photographer Left the Divided States For A Teaching Opportunity in Korea
In episode 27 I interview Erin Jackson. Erin was born and raised in the Michiana area of Michigan and ISouth Bend Indiana. She spent most of her early life in the country, living in a house that her dad and brother built from the ground up. At about 12 or 13, when her parents split, she started...
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From Probation to Passports: How This South Central Los Angeles Native Became a Comedienne and 4X Expat
Jazzie Más is a multi-faceted digital nomad and expat that currently resides in Da Nang, Vietnam and originally from South Central Los Angeles. She has lived in Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. Jazzie is a stand-up comedian, speaker, owner of Black Digital Nomad which empowers melanated...
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From Corporate Finance to Professional Basketball Player in Australia: How This Black Girl from Inglewood California Made the Leap Abroad
In episode 25, I interview Valerie Weyland (formerly Valerie Ogoke). Valerie is an explorer at heart, always open to what life may bring. She is a business owner, meditation facilitator, health + wellness coach, and a reiki healer. She is Nigerian-American and was born and raised in Inglewood,...
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From International Litigator to First and Only Black Female Hotelier in Morocco
In episode 24 of Black Broads Abroad I interview Meryanne Loum-Martin. Merryanne lives in Marrakech, Morrocco where she owns and operates a boutique hotel called “Jnane Tamsna” for almost 20 years. The hotel is nestled on 8 acres and has 24 rooms, 5 swimming pools and a clay surface tennis court....
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Welcome to Season 2 of Black Broads Abroad
Season 2 is going to be lit. I've interviewed Black women living and thriving in places from Vietnam to Vicenza, Kuwait and Korea, Iceland and Istanbul, Mogadishu and Madagascar. Get into it! For more information about Black Broads Abroad follow: https://www.instagram.com/blackbroadsabroad/ / or...
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Why This Retired Army Sergeant Pulled Her Children Out of Their Hollywood Acting Careers and Moved to Ghana
In episode 21, of Black Broads Abroad I interview, Tiffany Clark. Tiffany aka Yaa ahgee-mahn Opambour, Ohenee’ Yere’, is a retired disabled war veteran, that materialized her goal of leaving the “United” States in 2019. Born and raised in So Cal, she joined the Army at the age of 18, where she...
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Why This Attorney Turned Educator Decided To Leave The Divided States and Raise Her Children Overseas
In episode 21 of Black Broads Abroad I interview Truth Smith. Truth currently works at The International School of Tanganyika (IST) as a Secondary Learning Support Teacher, located in the coastal Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam. Originally from Fort Washington, Maryland, a suburb of Washington DC...
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Why This Reality Star + Serial Entrepreneur Left Her Marriage and Business Behind to Start a New Life in West Africa
Dana Cody is a reality star, serial entrepreneur, author and now expat, who resides between Ghana and Nigeria. The Miami born beauty who is equal parts brain and hustler was first introduced to the world as a Reality Star. But she is much more than that. Real estate investor, proprietor of Cody...
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How This 2X Expat and News Reporter Traveled The World as a Fulbright Fellow in the D.R. and Colombia
In episode 19, I interview Stephanie Claytor. Stephanie is the author of Blacktrekking: My Journey Living in Latin America a riveting, coming-of-age story profiling Stephanie’s decision to move to a foreign country by herself not just once but twice. From the time Stephanie was a baby, she spent...
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Why This Designer + E-commerce Consultant Moved Her Business Operations to Ghana
In episode 18, I interview Tomara Watkins. Tomara is the Founder of Loza Tam, an eCommerce brand of satin-lined headwraps that are handcrafted in Ghana by women entrepreneurs. Tomara (AKA “Tam”) is an eCommerce entrepreneur who has over 10 years of digital marketing experience growth hacking CPG...
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How This Musical Theater Major Landed a Dream Job in International Diplomacy and Events Planning in Saudi Arabia
In episode 17 I interview Alexis DeBerry. Alexis is a driven event planner and producer with extensive expertise in corporate, social events and diplomatic relations. Her passionate commitment for service excellence, and drive to foster environments of relaxed, yet refined ambiance, have been...
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Why This Aerospace Engineer Gave Up Her 20 Year Career To Pursue Her Passion In South Africa
In episode 16, I interview Kenna L Williams, who founded a travel company of the same name in 2017. For years, she conducted the infamous trademarked Dubai Blackout trips as a hobby but friends convinced her to turn her passion of showing people the world into something greater to inspire others…
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Geo-Arbitrage, Dating Foreign and Depression: How This 4X Expat Has Navigated The Highs and Lows of Life Overseas
In episode 15 of Black Broads Abroad I interview Sheila Brown a powerhouse World Traveler, Business Consultant and Internet marketing coach, that helps aspiring and veteran entrepreneurs build more income streams to enjoy lives of Freedom. Prior to dedicating herself full-time to coaching and...
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What Motivated This Founder to Leave California For Amsterdam to Trace Her Family Roots
In episode 14, I interview Jennifer Tosch, a Surinamese American, scholar, historian and founder of Black Heritage Tours. A Norhtern California native, Jennifer currently resides in Amsterdam, but spent her formative years in Oakland and San Francisco California before going on to earn a degree…
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Lemme Tell Y'all MF's What Happened Last Week + Sunday Sermon
News and musings of the week prior plus an inspirational word for your week. Music selection via: https://www.instagram.com/lukewarm.music/ For more information about Black Broads Abroad follow: https://www.instagram.com/blackbroadsabroad/ / or visit the website…
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Why This 4X Expat, Life Coach + Educator Now Calls Egypt Her Home
In episode 13, I interview Kamara Coaxum. Kamara grew up knowing that she wanted to travel the world and teach. Her name, Kamara, means, One Who Teaches. So, you could say that molding young minds was her destiny. She was born and grew up in Shaker Heights, OH but is a nomad at Heart. Kamara...
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Why This Emmy Winning Producer + Breast Cancer Survivor Left New York City for Paris
ROBIN DAVIS is an award-winning documentary news producer and content executive based in Paris, France. Experienced in all forms of media, Robin has nearly 15 years of producing and scriptwriting experience, including a News & Documentary Emmy Award. Her passion for storytelling has led her to…
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How This 3X Expat Pioneered the Black Millennial Travel Movement
In episode 11 of 'Black Broads Abroad' I interview Evita Turqoise Robinson. Evita has always been a creator in visual media. Yet, it was a trip to Paris, six weeks after graduating from Iona College, that changed the scope of her personal and professional life. In September 2011, she created the...
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Why This Civil Engineer Left Her Hometown of Harlem to Pursue a Career as a Sommelier in Portugal
In episode of 10 of Black Broads Abroad, I interview Cha MacCoy. Cha is the Founder of Cha Squared LLC, a consulting company with a focus on tourism, gastronomy, and hospitality experiences, education and training. In 2012, she achieved her MBA in Italy; an opportunity which led her to drink and...
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Why this MBA Graduate and 2X Expat Started Her Career Doing Social Impact Work in Latin America
In episode 9 of Black Broads Abroad I interview Margaret Free, MBA and 2X Latin America expat. Margaret was born and raised in Greensboro, NC and from a very young age knew that she wanted to see and experience the world. After a year stint in the Dominican Republic while in college, she set her...
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Why This Internationally Best Selling Author Gave Up Her High Powered Corporate Career and Moved to Paris on a Whim
In episode 8 of Black Broads Abroad, I interview Wani Iris Manly, Esq.. Wani is a leading international speaker on courage, a two-time bestselling author, attorney, entrepreneur, and a woman that is fueled with a passion of unwavering courage. Hailed as having “balls and ovaries of courage” from...
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Why This Attorney and HBCU Graduate Built a Travel Company Dedicated to Exposing African-Americans to Africa
In Episode 7 of Black Broads Abroad, Phelena interviews Tiffany Anderson, founder of Away to Africa a destination management company dedicated to providing safe travel experiences and tours throughout selected countries in Africa. Tiffanie, is a licensed Attorney and Professor who spends the...
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Why This Former Sales Executive Quit Her Job and Launched a Muti-million Dollar Luxury Travel Company
In episode 6 of Black Broads Abroad, Phelena interviews Claire Soares, Founder of 'Up In The Air Life.' Claire, is a former sales executive who brokered billion dollar deals in her former life. By the time that she became fed up with the racism that she constantly encountered in the work place…
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From Hollywood Entertainment Attorney to Full Time Black Broad Abroad
In Episode 5, Phelena interviews Nikki Faye. Nikki Faye, started her career working in music with some of the top urban artists including Beyonce. From there, she went onto law school and earned her JD and MBA. Soon after she began her career in entertainment law and for six years worked for some...
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Central America, Ayauascha and How to NOT Travel Like A Tourist
In episode 3, I interview Ashlea Pope, Black Broad Abroad extraordinaire. Ashley currently resides in Mexico City and had stops before that throughout Central America, including Guatemala and Nicaragua. She also lived in Southeast Asia as well as Germany. Ashley is the founder od She is the…
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Why This Plant Based Nutrition Consultant Said Peace Out to Atlanta and Moved With Her Husband to Doha, Qatar
In episode 2 of Black Broads Abroad, Phelena interviews Anastasia Hayes, a former IT Project Manager, Business Consultant and Instructor, who before becoming a corporate America dropout, worked for Fortune 500 companies such as; American Express, TransUnion, and Macy’s. Anastasia earned a…
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Why This Psychologist Said Peace Out To The United States and Started a Tantric Therapy Practice in Brazil
In the 1st episode of Black Broads Abroad, Phelena Jean interviews Renee Adolphe, of Prandhara Prem, an International Tantric Holistic Practice that offers Relationship and Sexuality Coaching. Renee is a 9 year expat who now calls Brazil her home. She's been interviewed by Soledad O'brien's CNN...
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Every week Black Broads Abroad shines the spotlight on dynamic Black women living their best lives overseas. Phelena Jean provides hilarious commentary on news and pop cultural topics and closes the show out each week with a come to Black Jesus moment in her Sunday Sermon. For more information...
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Black Broads Abroad shines the spotlight on compelling and sometimes controversial Black expat women and those living in the African Diaspora. Hosted by Phelena Jean, a nearly 10 year expat, who has lived on four continents, with travel to over 40 countries in between. In 2011 she chunked the deuces to the U. S. of A and never looked back (except at that ass.) Listen in as we explore topics about, love, sex, culture, travel, business and interviews with dope ass Black broads all over the world.
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