Gabrielle Union’s Travel Log Through Africa
By Nida Khan
There’s an old African Ubuntu philosophy that a person is a person because of other people, or, in other words, I am because you are. In that same spirit, award-winning actress and entrepreneur Gabrielle Union marked her 50th birthday in Africa with friends and family as they connected with the past and celebrated the present.
“Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50,” a two-part original series streaming on BET+ on June 15, documents Gabrielle making the transformative trip with her husband, Dwyane Wade, daughter Kaavia, and other family and friends. Together, they find experiences that help them connect and better understand their ancestral past. Traveling throughout Africa, stopping in Ghana, Tanzania, Namibia, and South Africa, is something that the Hollywood star hopes other people of African ancestry can experience for themselves.
“There’s nothing to me more calming and relaxing than being on the continent of Africa,” said Gabrielle. “When my feet touch the soil … there’s something about the land that allows me to breathe different, and I see things different and I’m experiencing everything almost like for the first time. I’ve been all over the continent so many times, but for my 50th I knew I needed to be in Africa … and I wanted to bring folks along who I love and who love me back.”
We’ve outlined some of the most memorable highlights from Gabrielle’s family trip, which was coordinated by Carmen Davids, founder and CEO of WilliamDavid Travel, experts in curating extraordinary travel experiences.
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Source: BET.com