Year: 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

February is Black History Month and each week we will feature Black History Tours and destinations in the United States and abroad. We will kick off February with West Africa featuring Senegal and Ghana. Moustafa Diop, owner and operator of Phisco in Senegal will call in and speak with us. We will also have a...

Bonnie & Ja’Vonne will broadcast live from Charleston, South Carolina during the Bonnies Eye on Black History Tour presented by The 50 Million Pound Challenge sponsored by State Farm. Tune in and join us as we take our journey through Charleston and our history. We will also cover our weekly Travel News, Ja’Vonne’s Travel Minute,...

Thank you for listening to our show! Our the first segment featured Singapore and an interview with Kershing Goh, Regional Director of Singapore Tourist Board for North America. Kershing was delightful and offered an abundance of information on Singapore. Highlights included, the Ethnic District, Botanical Gardens, the street food (yes, it’s safe to eat), the...