The Black Expat® is a strategy platform for Black professionals who are seriously considering — or actively planning — a life abroad. Since 2016 we’ve built the tools, resources, and conversations that help ambitious professionals move with clarity, not guesswork.
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Black professionals are relocating at a growing rate — for opportunity, for quality of life, for freedom. But most expat resources weren’t built with us in mind.
The Black Expat exists to change that. We combine practical relocation strategy with an understanding of what it actually means to be Black and abroad — the identity questions, the community considerations, and the real decisions that don’t show up in generic moving guides.
Whether you’re in the early stages of imagining a life abroad or actively running the numbers on a specific destination, this is where you come to plan your next chapter with intention.
The world is yours. We’ll show you how to move through it.
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As a third culture kid, Amanda’s interest in navigating cross-cultural spaces and identity started young. Her American-born, African raised perspective continues to influence her as she leads the creative direction of The Black Expat and tells the stories that need to be told. She also hosts the Global Chatter podcast which takes a deeper dive into these conversations.
Her varied career has also included serving as founding director of a college access center for underrepresented students in Richmond, VA, piloting and implementing a university career services program in Qatar, and teaching English as a second language in Cameroon.
Amanda has been featured in a number of publications including the Wall Street Journal & Global Living Magazine discussing the intersections of black identity and living abroad.
She has traveled to five continents, lived on three and is most proud of her uncanny ability to recite 1990s music lyrics in the most random situations.
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Explore the tools and resources built specifically for Black professionals planning a move abroad.