Hello Fellow World Travelers,
The Traveling Eye with Bonnie DeShong and Ja'Vonne Harley is live every Sunday from 4-5 PM Central time on the Talk of Chicago 1690 WVON and on line @ www.wvon.com/
This Sunday, March 23rd, The Traveling Eye will have a round table discussion with frequent travelers from different demographics (a married couple, a single male traveler, a female traveler and a family traveler). We will address the differences for each traveler and they will share their experiences and tips with you.
Want to join in on the discussion or ask a question? Call us @ 773-591-1690 during the show. You can send us your questions ahead of time to thetravelingeye@aol.com.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
March 16, 2008
Hello Fellow World Travelers,
The Traveling Eye with Bonnie DeShong and Ja'Vonne Harley is live every Sunday from 4-5 PM Central time on the Talk of Chicago 1690 WVON and on line @ www.wvon.com This Sunday, March 16, 2008, Ja'Vonne is back in the studio after being in Southern Africa with a group of 100 travelers for the past two weeks.
This week we will address TRAVEL FEARS! There are people who will not travel because of various fears and/or phobias. We will discuss and explore everything from the fear of flying to germ phobias.
Think you are alone, think again and tune in to get your questions answered or share your experience with an expert.
Psychologist, Dr. Melissa Perrin and Psychiatrist Dr. Brett Plyler will be in the studio with us to discuss fears and phobias in travel and some of the solutions that may help us overcome them.
Tune in to the Traveling Eye, Sunday from 4 to 5 PM with Bonnie and Ja'Vonne . If you would like to call and comment or have a question, the number is 773 591-1690 or you can email us at thetravelingeye@aol.com. Visit our blog at thetravelingeye.blogspot.com and read about past shows and Ja'Vonne's travels to Southern Africa
Please feel free to pass this on to family and friends!
The Traveling Eye with Bonnie DeShong and Ja'Vonne Harley is live every Sunday from 4-5 PM Central time on the Talk of Chicago 1690 WVON and on line @ www.wvon.com This Sunday, March 16, 2008, Ja'Vonne is back in the studio after being in Southern Africa with a group of 100 travelers for the past two weeks.
This week we will address TRAVEL FEARS! There are people who will not travel because of various fears and/or phobias. We will discuss and explore everything from the fear of flying to germ phobias.
Think you are alone, think again and tune in to get your questions answered or share your experience with an expert.
Psychologist, Dr. Melissa Perrin and Psychiatrist Dr. Brett Plyler will be in the studio with us to discuss fears and phobias in travel and some of the solutions that may help us overcome them.
Tune in to the Traveling Eye, Sunday from 4 to 5 PM with Bonnie and Ja'Vonne . If you would like to call and comment or have a question, the number is 773 591-1690 or you can email us at thetravelingeye@aol.com. Visit our blog at thetravelingeye.blogspot.com and read about past shows and Ja'Vonne's travels to Southern Africa
Please feel free to pass this on to family and friends!
Sunday, March 9, 2008
March 9 Southern Africa
Hello fellow world travelers,
I am in southern Africa with 100 passengers. We started our journey in Johannesburg, South Africa. In Johannesburg we learned of the culture and the Apartheid era and movement against Apartheid. We visited Soweto, an acronym for south western townships. this was the place that black South Africans were forced to live. Today all South Africans can live anywhere of their choosing but many choose to stay in Soweto. We visited Winnie and Nelson Mandelas house, the Hector Peiterson Memorial, the Apartheid Museum and we had lunch at Wandi's. Wandi's is a Sowetan Soul Food Restaurant in the heart of Soweto.
Also, during our visit we donated food to the Motswaledi Informal Settlement. We selected 100 families most in need and we handed out food parcels. We then stopped by one of the grade schools and donated school supplies. Thanks to Pam Nelson & levy Home Entertainment for their donation of 4 cases of books and 1 case of copy paper. A special thank you to Cherly Burton for her donation of a computer for the school.
We then proceeded over the river and through the woods to Botswana. We arrived at the Zambian Airport and transfered by ground to the Zambian Border and then across the river to the Botswana border. By Landrovers we transfer to our lodge, the Chobe Safari Lodge. Our accommodations were rustic but far from roughing it. We did 2 land safaris and 2 boat safaris. On these safaris we saw lots of elephants, giraffe, lion, kudu, impala, hippos, baboons and other wildlife. We continued our journey to Zimbabwe and visited Victoria Falls, one of the natural wonders of the world. The falls were specatular and yes we got very wet. The adventurous of the group went bungee jumping.
We finished our time with a Namibian Village Walk. we learned about the culture of the village.
Now we are in Durban, South Africa, our last stop. Our first day we went to the Valley of 1000 hills, and as the name suggest, we saw rolling green hills and beautiful landscape. we also went to a crocodile farm.
Today we went to Shakaland. This is the movie set where Shaka Zulu the movie was filmed. It is now a living museum. We learned about Zulu culture and the different tribes of the Zulu nation and of course the story of the famous warrior Shaka Zulu. We participated in the dances. What a time.
Tune in the 1690 WVON or online http://www.wvon.com/ to listen to the discussion of our trip.
I am in southern Africa with 100 passengers. We started our journey in Johannesburg, South Africa. In Johannesburg we learned of the culture and the Apartheid era and movement against Apartheid. We visited Soweto, an acronym for south western townships. this was the place that black South Africans were forced to live. Today all South Africans can live anywhere of their choosing but many choose to stay in Soweto. We visited Winnie and Nelson Mandelas house, the Hector Peiterson Memorial, the Apartheid Museum and we had lunch at Wandi's. Wandi's is a Sowetan Soul Food Restaurant in the heart of Soweto.
Also, during our visit we donated food to the Motswaledi Informal Settlement. We selected 100 families most in need and we handed out food parcels. We then stopped by one of the grade schools and donated school supplies. Thanks to Pam Nelson & levy Home Entertainment for their donation of 4 cases of books and 1 case of copy paper. A special thank you to Cherly Burton for her donation of a computer for the school.
We then proceeded over the river and through the woods to Botswana. We arrived at the Zambian Airport and transfered by ground to the Zambian Border and then across the river to the Botswana border. By Landrovers we transfer to our lodge, the Chobe Safari Lodge. Our accommodations were rustic but far from roughing it. We did 2 land safaris and 2 boat safaris. On these safaris we saw lots of elephants, giraffe, lion, kudu, impala, hippos, baboons and other wildlife. We continued our journey to Zimbabwe and visited Victoria Falls, one of the natural wonders of the world. The falls were specatular and yes we got very wet. The adventurous of the group went bungee jumping.
We finished our time with a Namibian Village Walk. we learned about the culture of the village.
Now we are in Durban, South Africa, our last stop. Our first day we went to the Valley of 1000 hills, and as the name suggest, we saw rolling green hills and beautiful landscape. we also went to a crocodile farm.
Today we went to Shakaland. This is the movie set where Shaka Zulu the movie was filmed. It is now a living museum. We learned about Zulu culture and the different tribes of the Zulu nation and of course the story of the famous warrior Shaka Zulu. We participated in the dances. What a time.
Tune in the 1690 WVON or online http://www.wvon.com/ to listen to the discussion of our trip.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
March 2, 2008
Hello Fellow World Travelers,
The Traveling Eye with Bonnie DeShong and Ja'Vonne Harley is live every Sunday 4-5pm Central time on the Talk of Chicago 1690 WVON and on line @ http://www.wvon.com/.
This Sunday, March 2, 2008 Ja'Vonne will be traveling with a group of 100 to Southern Africa including Johannesburg & Durban, South Africa, Chobe, Botswana and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Ja'Vonne will be live from Johannesburg, South Africa, her first stop. We will talk about Soweto, the heart of the stuggle during Apartheid and the home of Nelson Mandela, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Winnie Mandela and many other South African leaders .
They call it the City of Gold, Egoli, Jozi and Joburg – but for many of South Africa’s brightest stars the city of Johannesburg is simply HOME.
Soweto by night is also a great option. Why not look out for Sakhumzi restaurant in Vilakazi Street Orlando West. This famous street has made history by being the only street in the world that was home to two Nobel Peace Prize winners: Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. While in Soweto don’t forget to pay a visit to the world-famous Wandie’s restaurant or the Rock, the best shebeen in the country!
Tune in and journey with Ja'Vonne has she explores Southern Africa.
The Traveling Eye with Bonnie DeShong and Ja'Vonne Harley is live every Sunday 4-5pm Central time on the Talk of Chicago 1690 WVON and on line @ http://www.wvon.com/.
This Sunday, March 2, 2008 Ja'Vonne will be traveling with a group of 100 to Southern Africa including Johannesburg & Durban, South Africa, Chobe, Botswana and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Ja'Vonne will be live from Johannesburg, South Africa, her first stop. We will talk about Soweto, the heart of the stuggle during Apartheid and the home of Nelson Mandela, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Winnie Mandela and many other South African leaders .
They call it the City of Gold, Egoli, Jozi and Joburg – but for many of South Africa’s brightest stars the city of Johannesburg is simply HOME.
Soweto by night is also a great option. Why not look out for Sakhumzi restaurant in Vilakazi Street Orlando West. This famous street has made history by being the only street in the world that was home to two Nobel Peace Prize winners: Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. While in Soweto don’t forget to pay a visit to the world-famous Wandie’s restaurant or the Rock, the best shebeen in the country!
Tune in and journey with Ja'Vonne has she explores Southern Africa.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
February 24, 2008
Hello Fellow World Travelers,
The Traveling Eye with Bonnie DeShong & Ja'Vonne Harley 4-5pm Central Time Every Sunday on The Talk of Chicago 1690AM WVON!
The Traveling Eye will visit Paris and continue our tribute to Black History Month. We will talk about what to see and do in Paris and discover Black Paris!
Our special guest, Kiratiana Freelon, is one our young, gifted and black. A Harvard graduate, Kiratiana, lived in Paris for one year and traveled Paris extensively. This fall she will self publish a travel guide to black Paris that will help people discover African American, Caribbean and African history and culture in Paris.
Don't miss Ja'Vonne's Traveling While Black Moment, a one minute experience of racial disparities during my personal travel that some of you may be able to identify with.
You can also send us questions that may be answered on the air, funny travel stories and topics you'd like featured on future shows to thetravelingeye@aol.com.
We're on every Sunday 4-5pm Central Time on The Talk of Chicago 1690 AM WVON or listen on line @ www.wvon.com
Tune in and be part of the conversation 773-591-1690
The Traveling Eye with Bonnie DeShong & Ja'Vonne Harley 4-5pm Central Time Every Sunday on The Talk of Chicago 1690AM WVON!
The Traveling Eye will visit Paris and continue our tribute to Black History Month. We will talk about what to see and do in Paris and discover Black Paris!
Our special guest, Kiratiana Freelon, is one our young, gifted and black. A Harvard graduate, Kiratiana, lived in Paris for one year and traveled Paris extensively. This fall she will self publish a travel guide to black Paris that will help people discover African American, Caribbean and African history and culture in Paris.
Don't miss Ja'Vonne's Traveling While Black Moment, a one minute experience of racial disparities during my personal travel that some of you may be able to identify with.
You can also send us questions that may be answered on the air, funny travel stories and topics you'd like featured on future shows to thetravelingeye@aol.com.
We're on every Sunday 4-5pm Central Time on The Talk of Chicago 1690 AM WVON or listen on line @ www.wvon.com
Tune in and be part of the conversation 773-591-1690
Sunday, February 17, 2008
February 17, 2008
Hello fello world travelers,
The Traveling Eye is exploring Brazil on today's show. Tune in every Sunday from 4-5pm central timr to 1690 AM WVON or online @ http://www.wvon.com/.
Not only is Brazil a faboulous destination for fun, nightlife, Corcovado and the famous beaches, Brazil is a significant link in the African - Americas Slave Trade. It therefore boasts a full and rich Afro-Brazilian History and Culture. We will feature Rio De Janeiro, Salvadore Bahia and Afro Brazilian Cultural Tours.
We are joined today by two special guests, Van Welton, a client of Advantage International and a regular traveler to Brazil and Dr. Stephanie Davenport of the DuSable Museum in Chicago.
Van's travel to Brazil goes beyond tourism. He supports the Bahia Street organization and their efforts to support and empower young black girls in Brazil. Dr. Davenport is also a regular traveler to Brazil and has adopted an Afro-Brazilian Family. www.bahiastreet.org. Bahia Street breaks cycles of poverty, inequality and violence by providing high quality educational opportunities for economically-impoverished young women and girls in Brazil. The program was developed by African-Brazilian residents of shantytowns in Salvador, Brazil to provide a solution to what they believe to be their most pressing problems.
Brazil, part of the South American Continent is the largest of the Latin American countries. Covering almost half (47.3 percent) of the continent of South America. It is the fifth largest country in the world after the Russian Federation, Canada, China, and the United States. On a map of the globe, it can be seen that the eastern bulge of Brazil conforms to the concave curve of the west coast of Africa. According to the theory of continental drift, this is no accident; Africa and South America once bordered each other, but drifted apart over millions of years. The Atlantic Ocean extends along the entire eastern side of the country, giving it a coastline of 4,578 miles.
Current population is over 169 million. The Brazilian population is predominately young. The population is concentrated along the Atlantic coastal areas of the southeastern and northeastern states.
There are three basic racial sources for the Brazilian people. To the original inhabitants (Indians) were added successive waves of Europeans (mainly Portuguese) and Africans (mostly from the sub-Saharan west coast). Starting in the middle of the 16th century, Africans belonging to the Bantu and to the Sudanic ethnic groups (a large proportion of the Sudanic group came from the Yoruba nation from what is today Nigeria and Benin) were brought to Brazil to work as slaves in the sugarcane, and later, in the gold and diamond mines and the coffee plantations.
Portuguese is the official language of Brasil. Except for the languages spoken by Indian tribes living in remote reservations, Portuguese is the only language of daily life. There are no regional dialects. Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking country in South America
The coastal areas of Rio de Janeiro, Recife, and Salvador have warm climates balanced by the consistency of the Trade Winds. temperatures range from 73°F to 81°F
For general tourism and more information on packages to Brazil contact Advantage International @ 1-877-238-6843 or 312-266-8687
The Traveling Eye is exploring Brazil on today's show. Tune in every Sunday from 4-5pm central timr to 1690 AM WVON or online @ http://www.wvon.com/.
Not only is Brazil a faboulous destination for fun, nightlife, Corcovado and the famous beaches, Brazil is a significant link in the African - Americas Slave Trade. It therefore boasts a full and rich Afro-Brazilian History and Culture. We will feature Rio De Janeiro, Salvadore Bahia and Afro Brazilian Cultural Tours.
We are joined today by two special guests, Van Welton, a client of Advantage International and a regular traveler to Brazil and Dr. Stephanie Davenport of the DuSable Museum in Chicago.
Van's travel to Brazil goes beyond tourism. He supports the Bahia Street organization and their efforts to support and empower young black girls in Brazil. Dr. Davenport is also a regular traveler to Brazil and has adopted an Afro-Brazilian Family. www.bahiastreet.org. Bahia Street breaks cycles of poverty, inequality and violence by providing high quality educational opportunities for economically-impoverished young women and girls in Brazil. The program was developed by African-Brazilian residents of shantytowns in Salvador, Brazil to provide a solution to what they believe to be their most pressing problems.
Brazil, part of the South American Continent is the largest of the Latin American countries. Covering almost half (47.3 percent) of the continent of South America. It is the fifth largest country in the world after the Russian Federation, Canada, China, and the United States. On a map of the globe, it can be seen that the eastern bulge of Brazil conforms to the concave curve of the west coast of Africa. According to the theory of continental drift, this is no accident; Africa and South America once bordered each other, but drifted apart over millions of years. The Atlantic Ocean extends along the entire eastern side of the country, giving it a coastline of 4,578 miles.
Current population is over 169 million. The Brazilian population is predominately young. The population is concentrated along the Atlantic coastal areas of the southeastern and northeastern states.
There are three basic racial sources for the Brazilian people. To the original inhabitants (Indians) were added successive waves of Europeans (mainly Portuguese) and Africans (mostly from the sub-Saharan west coast). Starting in the middle of the 16th century, Africans belonging to the Bantu and to the Sudanic ethnic groups (a large proportion of the Sudanic group came from the Yoruba nation from what is today Nigeria and Benin) were brought to Brazil to work as slaves in the sugarcane, and later, in the gold and diamond mines and the coffee plantations.
Portuguese is the official language of Brasil. Except for the languages spoken by Indian tribes living in remote reservations, Portuguese is the only language of daily life. There are no regional dialects. Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking country in South America
The coastal areas of Rio de Janeiro, Recife, and Salvador have warm climates balanced by the consistency of the Trade Winds. temperatures range from 73°F to 81°F
For general tourism and more information on packages to Brazil contact Advantage International @ 1-877-238-6843 or 312-266-8687
Sunday, February 10, 2008
February 10, 2008
Hello Fellow World Travelers,
We are continuing our tribute to Black History Month on The Talk of Chicago 1690 WVON and this Sunday, February 10, 2008 we have a wonderful show planned.
In our first segment we have Carol Shull, Cheif Heritage Education Services, National Park Services on Underground Railroad Sites and Black History Tours in the US. For more information on the National Park Services Heritage Education Services visit their web site www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel.
In the second half of our show we are excited to have actress and author, Denise Nicholas as our special guest. (See Below)
Tune in to 1690 AM this Sunday 4-5pm or listen on line http://www.wvon.com/
Call in to participate in the conversation 773-591-1690 and receive a special gift (limited supplies)
A Message From Denise Nicholas
Dear Reader,Many readers have contacted me, fully aware of my acting career, but not aware of my writing career. After reading my first novel, Freshwater Road, they wanted to know the catalyst behind me writing a novel of this nature. I want to share my response with each of you.My time in the Deep South in the 1960's gave me a deep and resonant understanding of American history, the history that's barely taught in our schools. What began to disturb me most was that far too many people didn't really know what had happened. Slavery really did happen, the Civil War really was fought because of slavery and though the South lost that war, the south did not lose the peace. The civil rights movement haunted me for years, like a shadow always playing at the back edges of my mind. I could not forget the power of those days, the beauty of that moment in American history.The years since those grave days right through to the modern civil rights movement form a continuum. There is cause and effect. I find the struggle of any people for human and civil rights the most noble of struggles. Implicit is a dignity and force for right that is unmistakable. Freshwater Road is a tribute to that time and place, the political times, the social and the personal. Freshwater Road is also a homage to the beauty of the South.I encourage you to read Freshwater Road. Enjoy!Denise Nicholas
Freshwater Road is on sale now at Target, Kmart, Walmart and Meijer stores!
About the BookFreshwater Road is the story of a nineteen-year-old woman's role in the Civil Rights movement and her journey towards self-discovery.In the summer of 1964, University of Michigan sophomore Celeste Tyree leaves the comforts of her middle class life to travel to Mississippi and volunteer her efforts in Freedom Summer. She ends up helping voters register in the small town of Pineyville, a place best known for a notorious lynching that occurred only a few years earlier. As the long, hot summer unfolds, Celeste befriends several members of the community who watch her develop into a powerful, strong young woman.Yet there are those who are threatened by Celeste and fear the change she represents. Through her work, she finds inner strength as she helps lift the veil of oppression and learns, valuable lessons about race, social change, and violence. All the while, she struggles with loneliness, a worried father in Detroit, and her burgeoning feelings for Ed Jolivette, a young man also in Mississippi for the summer.Sensitively written and refreshingly honest, Denise Nicholas is a brave new voice in fiction. The Washington Post called Freshwater Road surely the best work of fiction about the Civil Rights movement since Earnest J. Gaine's The Autobiograhy Of Miss Jane Pitman.
Denise Nicholas is an award-winning actress and writer who have appeared in numerous films and television shows--including Room 222 (for which she earned two Golden Globe nominations) and In the Heat of the Night, for which she wrote six episodes. She received two Emmy Awards for the PBS special Voices of Our People: In Celebration of African American Poetry as well as four NAACP Image awards for her work over the years. Freshwater Road is her first novel.
Denise Nicholas signs her novel in Chicago at Walmart at 95th & Western on Monday,
Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. and will be at Kmart in Homewood
(175th & Halsted) onTuesday, Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m.
We are continuing our tribute to Black History Month on The Talk of Chicago 1690 WVON and this Sunday, February 10, 2008 we have a wonderful show planned.
In our first segment we have Carol Shull, Cheif Heritage Education Services, National Park Services on Underground Railroad Sites and Black History Tours in the US. For more information on the National Park Services Heritage Education Services visit their web site www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel.
In the second half of our show we are excited to have actress and author, Denise Nicholas as our special guest. (See Below)
Tune in to 1690 AM this Sunday 4-5pm or listen on line http://www.wvon.com/
Call in to participate in the conversation 773-591-1690 and receive a special gift (limited supplies)
A Message From Denise Nicholas
Dear Reader,Many readers have contacted me, fully aware of my acting career, but not aware of my writing career. After reading my first novel, Freshwater Road, they wanted to know the catalyst behind me writing a novel of this nature. I want to share my response with each of you.My time in the Deep South in the 1960's gave me a deep and resonant understanding of American history, the history that's barely taught in our schools. What began to disturb me most was that far too many people didn't really know what had happened. Slavery really did happen, the Civil War really was fought because of slavery and though the South lost that war, the south did not lose the peace. The civil rights movement haunted me for years, like a shadow always playing at the back edges of my mind. I could not forget the power of those days, the beauty of that moment in American history.The years since those grave days right through to the modern civil rights movement form a continuum. There is cause and effect. I find the struggle of any people for human and civil rights the most noble of struggles. Implicit is a dignity and force for right that is unmistakable. Freshwater Road is a tribute to that time and place, the political times, the social and the personal. Freshwater Road is also a homage to the beauty of the South.I encourage you to read Freshwater Road. Enjoy!Denise Nicholas
Freshwater Road is on sale now at Target, Kmart, Walmart and Meijer stores!
About the BookFreshwater Road is the story of a nineteen-year-old woman's role in the Civil Rights movement and her journey towards self-discovery.In the summer of 1964, University of Michigan sophomore Celeste Tyree leaves the comforts of her middle class life to travel to Mississippi and volunteer her efforts in Freedom Summer. She ends up helping voters register in the small town of Pineyville, a place best known for a notorious lynching that occurred only a few years earlier. As the long, hot summer unfolds, Celeste befriends several members of the community who watch her develop into a powerful, strong young woman.Yet there are those who are threatened by Celeste and fear the change she represents. Through her work, she finds inner strength as she helps lift the veil of oppression and learns, valuable lessons about race, social change, and violence. All the while, she struggles with loneliness, a worried father in Detroit, and her burgeoning feelings for Ed Jolivette, a young man also in Mississippi for the summer.Sensitively written and refreshingly honest, Denise Nicholas is a brave new voice in fiction. The Washington Post called Freshwater Road surely the best work of fiction about the Civil Rights movement since Earnest J. Gaine's The Autobiograhy Of Miss Jane Pitman.
Denise Nicholas is an award-winning actress and writer who have appeared in numerous films and television shows--including Room 222 (for which she earned two Golden Globe nominations) and In the Heat of the Night, for which she wrote six episodes. She received two Emmy Awards for the PBS special Voices of Our People: In Celebration of African American Poetry as well as four NAACP Image awards for her work over the years. Freshwater Road is her first novel.
Denise Nicholas signs her novel in Chicago at Walmart at 95th & Western on Monday,
Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. and will be at Kmart in Homewood
(175th & Halsted) onTuesday, Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m.
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