It is all too common for the U. S. State Department to place other countries on travel advisory watch for one reason or another. This federal department puts the interest of U.S.citizens first by alerting them to avoid visiting certain countries or take extra precaution if it is necessary to visit those countries. The U.S. State Department has constantly placed countries in the Caribbean and South/Central America with high crime rates on the travel advisory watch list. Throughout the years, the department has consistently placed countries in Europe, the African continent, and the Middle East on the travel advisory list due to terrorist attacks. So, it is quite welcomed that the tables have now turned which has caused the small Bahamian nation to show courage in placing the United States on its travel advisory watch list since they realize a need to protect their own citizens by issuing caution to those who intend to visit the United States, namely young Black men. Ironically, during past years, the U.S. State Department had warned their citizens not to visit the Bahamas due to its high crime rate. It is certainly understandable why the Bahamas has made such a decision with the constant spate of senseless killing of Black men by police officers in the United States Yes, the day has come when the United States needs to be placed on a travel advisory watch by other Black majority countries from CARICOM and African continent who value and respect the lives of their Black men.
Government Issues Travel Advisory Amid U.S. Violence
Bahamas issues travel advisory for citizens visiting US after shootings
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