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She visited every country on Earth. Here’s what she learned.
Jessica Nabongo traveled to all 195 nations, the first Black woman to have documented this feat.
“Travel with kindness, travel with positive energy and without fear,” says Jessica Nabongo, shown in Bhutan during her successful quest to see every nation on Earth.Courtesy Jessica Nabongo
ByBrooke Sabin andNora Wallaya
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It all began in Bali. On a two-week vacation there in 2017, Jessica Nabongo was feeling adrift after a career change from corporate desk jockey to entrepreneur. Then she read an article about a traveler named Cassie De Pecol, who had just set the Guinness World Record for visiting every country on the planet in the fastest time. Nabongo realized there was a community of people like her people who long to set foot in every nation. She wanted to become the first Black woman to do it.
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Willie Nelson, Angélique Kidjo, Yo-Yo Ma, and Ziggy Marley are among the performers for National Geographic’s Earth Day Eve 2021 concert, which will stream live on National Geographic’s YouTube channel at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21. DC-born and -raised Rostam Batmanglij, who joined Haim at Call Your Mother just before Covid shut down the region, is also due to appear.
The full lineup: Kidjo, Aurora, José González, Maggie Rogers, My Morning Jacket, Rostam, Valerie June, Nelson, Ma, and Marley. Jessica Nabongo will host and introduce the concert’s audience to Nat Geo Explorers including Jane Goodall, Lucy Hawkes, and Brian Skerry, who will preview
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FILE - Musician Ziggy Marley poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on May 2, 2016. The son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley will perform at Nat Geos Earth Day Eve 2021 streaming concert on Wednesday. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK – The pandemic can t stop Ziggy Marley from celebrating the Earth.
The son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley will be one of the highlights of Nat Geo’s Earth Day Eve 2021 streaming concert on Wednesday. Any time they call me, I’m there for this. Any time they want me,” he said from Los Angeles. “Everything is being done a bit different but we’re still doing it, which is the main point.”
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