Kellee Edwards

How Travel Channel's Kellee Edwards Is Inspiring Black Girls to Love the Great Outdoors

Several minutes into her speech at the 2019 Los Angeles Travel and Adventure Show, Kellee Edwards, the host of Travel Channel's Mysterious Islands (and the first black woman to lead a show on the network), has encountered a small issue: she's the sole black woman scheduled to speak at the two-day conference, and her presentation about what it means to connect with communities while traveling isn't working the way it should — but much like every other aspect of her life, she's prepared to take control of the situation with authority, fearlessness, and a smile.