01Akil Wade
Co-founder · Black Kids Travel
OUR STORY
Four founders.
A world to explore.
Black Kids Travel began with a shared belief: more of us should get to experience the world.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND BKT
Meet the founders.
Four people who chose to turn their own love of travel into something others could share.
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02Owen Daniels
Co-founder · Black Kids Travel
03Black Geo
Co-founder · Black Kids Travel
04Marcos Kuya
Co-founder · Black Kids Travel
We wanted to see
more of the world.
What began as storytelling and adventure grew into Black Kids Travel. We create journeys that make room for cultural learning and relationships with the people who welcome us.
Our work brings travel and filmmaking together, while supporting locally led community priorities. We believe travel should educate and uplift, and we take responsibility for how we show up.
OUR STORY IS STILL UNFOLDING
Years in
the making.
The trips change. The reason we go stays with us: to learn through experience and make global travel feel possible for more people.
A camera and a reason to go.
Travel gave us stories we wanted to share. Indonesia became part of that work, captured in the project below.
Keep the door open.
Today, cultural journeys sit alongside our films, passport-access work and community projects. The next invitation is yours.
See the upcoming tripsA BLACK KIDS TRAVEL PROJECT / INDONESIA
Innovate Indonesia.
A chapter of our story, captured on film. Watch our Indonesia project below.
Watch the film here, or open YouTube for available captions. Watch directly on YouTube
THE WORK, IN VIEW
See what we’ve shared.
Real photographs and films from the work. Open the archives and see the journeys for yourself.
ALSO FEATURED ON JOURNEY THROUGH AFRICA
AfricAI Kenya.
The film featured on Journey Through Africa’s homepage. Film by AfricAI; presented here with its original title and channel credit.
BLACK KIDS TRAVEL / ON FILM
Come for the journey.
Stay for the stories.
Our YouTube channel is where we share the films and experiences behind Black Kids Travel. Spend time with our earlier projects, then see where we’re headed next.
WHAT DRIVES US
Our framework.
Cultural literacy
We create immersive experiences that deepen cultural understanding and historical awareness.
Structured access
We expand access to global mobility through scholarships, partnerships, and intentional program design.
Narrative ownership
We document and distribute stories that position the diaspora as global contributors, not spectators.