Unpacking The Return "Home"

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of tourism centered on Black pain, particularly in relation to Black Americans' return to Africa and the commercialization of historical sites.

Detty December seems to have grown into a tourist trap marketed as a return home for Black Americans and a price hike for locals –while slave castles across West Africa (specifically Goree Island) may be overly over exaggerating its role in the middle passge for financial gain…what does it mean when tourism is centered on Black pain and how must we move forward with that knowing? Executive Producer + Host: Juju Bae Producer/DP: Jenahye Johnson Consulting Producer: Janicia Francis Audio/Visual Editor: Oreoluwa Akinyode Production Support: Alexandra Di Palma Production Support: Alexandra Di Palma Set Design: Cowrie Studios Juju Bae A Little Juju Club Remix: THEDARKERSISTA A Little Juju theme song: nihlisdesconocido Help Financially Support ALJ Pod: PATREON.COM/JUJUBAE Cashapp: $itsjujubae Venmo:itsjujubae https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/itsjujubae Get your physical copy of The Book of Juju: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/juju-bae/the-book-of-juju/9781454951285/ Get the Book of Juju audio book: https://podiumentertainment.com/titles/31443/the-book-of-juju IG: @ alittlejujupodcast @ itsjujubae Tik Tok: itsjujubae Facebook: Juju Bae Bring Juju Bae to your university, school…

People in this episode

Host: Juju Bae

Topics covered

• tourism
• Black Americans
• historical context
• slavery
• cultural identity
• economic impact

Keywords

• Detty December
• Black pain
• tourist trap
• slave castles
• Goree Island
• middle passage
• financial gain

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpectreVision Radio

Places: Goree Island

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