Detroiter makes history as first African American woman to visit every country [Video]

DETROIT (WXYZ) — She smiles just as big when talking about her days at Shrine of the Little Flower as she does her dazzling time on the beaches of Maldives.

A woman with Ugandan roots is making history by taking the humility of her Detroit upbringing to every country on the globe.

At age 39, Jessica Nabongo is the first African American woman to travel to all 195 countries.

Nabongo, a former Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations worker, is back home in Detroit for a bit, which is her favorite place to be.

To hear her complete list of travel destinations means hearing the name of every country in the world. She says we are far more similar than different.

“I’ve realized over time, it’s less about me,” she said. “I’ve become the blueprint for a lot of people and I’m grateful for that because it’s allowed …