Our Story
Why Beyond the Green Book?
Beyond the Green Book is a cultural experience and narrative platform rooted in travel, culture, and connection.
Inspired by the legacy of the original Green Book—a guide that helped Black travelers navigate safety—BTG honors that history while asking a new question:
Where can we go now—and who can we become when we get there?
We believe travel is more than movement. It's perspective. So is gathering around a table. Listening. Sharing stories.
Through curated experiences, intentional gatherings, and thoughtful storytelling, Beyond the Green Book creates space to explore place, culture, and self—together.
At its core, BTG exists to help us move beyond limitation and into depth: in where we go, how we connect, and how boldly we allow ourselves to belong.
Our Purpose
Who It's For
Beyond the Green Book is for the curious—those drawn to the world, to one another, and to what becomes possible when we gather with intention.
• Organizations rethinking how people come together
• Community groups seeking depth and connection
• Individuals curious about the world and their place within it
• Cultural leaders imagining space differently
Our Services
how we work
01 — Curated Experiences
Immersive gatherings shaped by culture, travel, food, and music—designed to spark connection and curiosity. Experiences begin at $1,200.
Custom proposals available depending on scope.
Our Founder
Tyra K. Hawkins
Tyra K. Hawkins is a cultural curator, community builder, and experience designer whose work lives at the intersection of travel, storytelling, and belonging. Originally from Tennessee, Tyra has lived and worked across the South, Midwest, and abroad — experiences that shaped her deep curiosity about place, identity, and how people find their way in unfamiliar places. After years of leading initiatives in higher education and community engagement, she founded Beyond the Green Book as a way to bring her love of travel, culture, and intentional gathering into one platform. Through curated salons, partnerships, and collaborative experiences, she creates spaces that invite reflection, spark connection, and gently shift perspective. Beyond the Green Book is both a professional platform and a personal offering — rooted in her belief that we are not confined by where we come from, but expanded by where we dare to go.