A Black woman’s journey to the end of the earth

That’s the question people ask about my travels to icy Antarctica. A decade ago, before it was popular to put on your bucket list, I decided to visit all seven continents before I turned 50. Of course, COVID put a damper on that, but the chance to go to Antarctica came quickly and out of the blue, I decided this was the time to do something most people would never have the chance to do. Antarctica was continent №6 on my list — Africa was the first in 2011. I went to Ghana to trace the slave trade with a group of Indiana University students. That trip awakened something in me. To follow the steps of people who were captured, enslaved, and forced to walk to the southern coast, enduring horrific conditions along the way — if they lived that long — was a profound way to experience history. <a href="https://medium.com/todays-students-tomorrow-s-talent/a-black-womans-journey-to-the-end-of-the-earth-ac739a3ac493">Visit Now</a>