HOW TO SPEND A DAY IN BLACK-OWNED AMSTERDAM

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     History and modernity collide in Amsterdam, a city that boldly embraces its past while it builds an even more progressive future. Known for the red-light district, 165 gorgeous canals within the city, parks, and landmarks like the Anne Frank House and the Van Gogh Museum, the capital of the Netherlands offers a unique experience that can’t fully (by law) be captured in pictures and videos.      

Visitors travel to Amsterdam from around the world to have a good time, but the city also has a rich black heritage that often gets overlooked. The Dutch Kingdom was prominent in the transatlantic slave trade, and as a result, the Netherlands has a vast black history that can be unearthed if you know where to look...

Stay at a black-owned, women-only hostel  

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Step back in time during a black history tour of Amsterdam 

Let Surinamese-American Jennifer Tosch be your guide...with Black Heritage Tours. 

Get “coffee” at African Blackstar Coffeeshop 

Have breakfast at Water & Brood 

Visit the National Slavery Monument 

Late Surinamese artist Erwin de Vries created the Slavery Monument located in Oosterpark, which was unveiled in 2002 commemorating the July 1863 abolishment of slavery in Holland, Suriname, and the Dutch Antilles... 

Go to an event at the Black Archives  

The Black Archives is home to more than 3,000 books which all focus on race, colonization, feminism, and the legacy of Black Dutch writers and scientists. The venue hosts several exhibitions, film screenings, conversations, and community events every month, so if you want to learn about the Black Dutch experience of the past and present in great detail, a trip to the Black Archives is a must.

~TRAVEL NOIRE 

READ MORE: https://travelnoire.com/black-owned-amsterdam-netherlands/

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JNANE TAMSNA: A Black Owned Hotel Still Going Strong In Morocco 18 Years Later

And it's boutique hotel at that.

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     Meryanne Loum-Martin, a Black woman, has proven that she doesn't need to be in her territory to excel. She owns Jnane Tamsna, a boutique hotel in Marrakech, Morocco, that is hailed as one of the most fabulous and elegant luxury hotels in the area. Since its birth in 2000, those who visited the hotel has been raving with 5-star reviews for the hotel's design, exclusivity, and service.

     Getting started     "At that time, I was a black woman in a country with a low percentage of black people," Loum-Martin, who is half West Indian and half Senegalese, told Black Enterprise. She and her husband was then building the establishment from scratch at the property they just bought in a foreign land.
     "I didn't speak the language and the field of construction was very much a world of men who are known to ignore women. And you know what? We designed everything ourselves. My husband was responsible for the gardens and I was responsible for the architecture, interiors, and floor plans," Loum-Martin shared...

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Read More: https://www.blackbusiness.org/2018/05/black-owned-luxury-boutique-hotel-jnane-tamsna-18-years.html? 

For reservations, try booking.com or go directly to the website: http://www.jnanetamsna.com/

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