Tykesha Spivey Burton

Afar Contributor

Tykesha Spivey Burton is a Maryland-based freelance travel journalist who covers history and culture through the lens of travel. Her work has appeared in outlets including National Geographic, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Essence, Fodor’s Travel, and more.

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Harriet Tubman’s Story Didn’t End With the Underground Railroad—See Where Her Life Began Again in New York
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Two people stand of the base of and looking up at the statue of York in Louisville, Kentucky, with high-rise buildings in the background
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This Southern State Just Unveiled a New Black Heritage Trail That Highlights Dozens of Significant Sites
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13 of the Best, Most Community-Oriented Black-Owned Bookstores in the U.S.
February 24, 2025 08:45 AM
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The northern end of Asheville's River Arts District with the Wedge brewery sign painted on one of the buildings, a lot of outdoor seating, people milling about and market lights strung along the walkways
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Asheville Is on Its Way Back and Needs Visitors Now More Than Ever
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Tour guide giving a talk to a few tourists outside the Freedom House Museum in Alexandria Virginia. The museum is a federalist-style yellow-brick building and the street has other brick row houses on it. It's now a museum and National Historic Landmark.
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A Lesser-Known Black History Museum Is Getting a Facelift and Deserved Attention
July 02, 2024 10:58 AM
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