hi! i am traveling to Guadeloupe for two weeks and would love to know some black owned businesses i can support while i'm there. let me know if you have any favorite spots! food, art, clothes, crafts, etc.
thank you so much!
***edit:
by black owned businesses i do mean black owned, as in local black people of Guadeloupe, wether that be people native to the island, descendants of slaves, mixed race black people, etc.
i do not mean to say that i will be "boycotting" businesses owned by other races. i just think it is important to seek to support black people when traveling to a place where there is such an intense history of slavery and an obvious imbalance of wealth because of that. also when traveling anywhere, period. because anti blackness is a global problem.
i also understand that there are a lot of Indian descendants on the island as well and that there is a dark history behind that too. i am sure i will also be able to find a way to support businesses owned by Indo-Guadeloupeans as well. i just happened to ask a specific question.
thank you to those who have given recommendations and some insight into the history of Guadeloupe.
i am excited to experience the island and will bring nothing but love and respect to my interactions with the people, land, and sea!
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