The Diaspora Salon
Marrakech, Morocco
February 2 – 5, 2025
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A yearly rendezvous celebrating diverse cultural and entrepreneurial initiatives by trailblazers of African ancestry.
An event by us, about us, and for everyone.
Become part of a collective transcending borders by connecting generations of creatives, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders. Discover opportunities to develop wealth and projects together, building a new proximity between our communities.
Everywhere & Anywhere
The Power of Positivity
Black Entrepreneurship
Three Core Themes
Everywhere & Anywhere
Centering voices where underrepresentation and erasure have persisted.
We celebrate those who thrive against all odds. In fields as diverse as literature, music, environmental justice, finance, they redefine the diaspora’s identity.
Black Entrepreneurship
Harnessing the transformative power of the Diaspora’s entrepreneurial spirit.
Black entrepreneurs face systematic hurdles. Creativity is their first tool for success and standing out, in whatever field they are in.
The Power of Positivity
Transmuting adversity and triumph into work embodying beauty, resilience and creativity.
We approach reparation and restitution through a fresh lens, highlighting common ground to honor our cultural diversity and our community resilience.
A platform
for visionaries
Through the Diaspora Salon, a global community fosters networking and collaborative opportunities for the diaspora to build.
From this first edition on, our mission is to develop a platform for emerging visionaries with a developing fellow and mentorship program.
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Global Exchange
Our community directory connects experts across fields, fostering collaboration, showcasing achievements, amplifying opportunities, and inspiring dialogue to strengthen our global network.
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Emerging Visionaries
Diaspora Salon Fellows, representing diverse creative fields, are sponsored for the retreat, gaining access to thought leaders and innovative ideas, along with ongoing financial support for initiatives aligned with its values.
3
Across Generations
Mentors guide Salon Fellows, connecting them with influential contacts and offering ongoing support to foster their growth, seize opportunities, and overcome challenges.
Hosted at Jnane Tamsna
The 4-day event will be hosted at Jnane Tamsna, the farm-to-table boutique hotel known for its retreats featuring Nobel, Booker, and Pulitzer Prize winners.
Owned by Meryanne Loum-Martin, Morocco’s first Black female hotelier, the estate hosts moveable feasts unfolding across the ten-acre property.
Together with her team, she holds space to celebrate the beautiful complexity of the Diaspora experience.
“Being half Senegalese, half Caribbean, and born in Ivory Coast, I have lived, traveled and worked at the confluence of many Diaspora cultures. In United States, Brazil, France, or England, I witnessed silos among our diverse cultures. Colonialism and slavery divided us to conquer, but our cultures have a common origin. It is our dream today to create a space where we bridge the divisions and distances imposed on us.
Let’s celebrate together, in the motherland, the many expressions of a singular strength: Black Culture. ”
— Meryanne Loum-Martin, Founder
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