The Best & Worst Things About Traveling While Black
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“Serena Williams!”
“Serena Williams, please! Sign for my kids!” I hear from the distance as a Serbian man runs towards me, seemingly starstruck.
I do a double-take his direction, amused by his claim, but obviously in complete denial that he could be referring to me.
Surely, he’s kidding. I mean, Serena Williams? Really?
Besides sharing the same global greatness (ha), our skin color and my hair on a good day bear just a few similarities.…