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Oakland Lake Merritt with tall building and warm lights in the background

City LIfe!!, EXPERIENCE, EXPLORE, Film, FoodAugust 23, 2022

Series | Social Justice Tourism – Oakland Forever

By James Farr

Town Bizness Oakland – The City & Pride & Purpose “Wakanda Forever” sounds good. But, where I’m from–Town Bizness is what the Eastside of…

A Black man wearing a grey beanie and bright blue sunglasses smiles brightly and does rock on-esque gestures for the camera.

City LIfe!!, EXPLORE, JUSTICE, Justice in ActionAugust 23, 2022

Juneteenth Celebration | Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA

By Enrique Bautista

The Leimert Park Juneteenth celebration is essentially a large family reunion to bring the Black community of LA together. It is designed to give back to Black owned businesses within the south Los Angeles area exposure, and to create awareness of the Black creative community in Leimert Park.

An idyllic photo of the rural French coutryside

City LIfe!!, EXPLOREJuly 6, 2022

Series | Social Justice Tourism – Ballin’ on a Budget… Provence

By James Farr

I have traveled through many nations, including this trip into France, that had colonized the world. And not once had I felt–Black. Or at least the sensation of how traveling while Black in America has conditioned me to feel. Black people, are constantly navigating that.

City LIfe!!, EXPLOREJune 14, 2022

Series | Social Justice Tourism – Ball so Hard… Europe

By James Farr

A week of romping through euro countries, many that are geographically or populously smaller than states at home. Trains, planes, and the unwise decision to rent an automobile.

City LIfe!!, EXPLOREDecember 14, 2021

Series | Social Justice Tourism – Napa Valley, California

By James Farr

At 48, my pallet has evolved from my younger days when the only crushed grapes my friends and I knew were the top-of-the-line wine Carlos Rossi and a motel that would leave the light on. Much has changed with me and Napa as well. Growing up near one of the worlds premier viticulture regions in the world, the epicenter of wine country seemed a world away from my East Bay home in Richmond, California.

City LIfe!!, EXPLORENovember 16, 2021

Series | Social Justice Tourism – Beginning in Chicago, Part II

By James Farr

Much like baseball, I move station to station. I have to be aware of the pitch-by-pitch situational changes. The analytics of a Wrigley Field encounter and then exploring greater Black Chicago…

A photo of a cottage style building with the sides of the building completely covered in ivy.

City LIfe!!, EXPLORE, TravelNovember 16, 2021

Travel | Visit Charming, Vibrant Dublin

By Georgia Sanders

Charming and beckoning, these words can all be used to describe Dublin, Ireland! Dublin is the Capitol City of the Republic of Ireland and it is full of vibrant daily living, with days worth of sight-seeing and exploring available for visitors.

City LIfe!!, EXPLORE, JUSTICE, Justice in ActionJune 24, 2021

Juneteenth Celebration | Dena, CA 2021 – When Will We All Be Truly Free?

By Brian Biery

President Biden made Juneteeth a national holiday. But what comes next? How do we continue to move forward towards a more equal future?

A group of three black women stand at a booth with Juneteenth themed t-shirts around them similar to the ones they wear.

City LIfe!!, EXPLORE, JUSTICE, Justice in ActionJune 24, 2021

Juneteenth Celebration | Austin, TX, an Historic Gathering in Austin, TX

By Georgia Sanders

Celebrate Juneteeth with Culture Honey founder Georgia Sanders as she brings the celebration of this historic day from Austin, TX. The fun, the sites, and the seriousness too.

Social Justice Tourism: A pictures of a red sign that reads Wrigley Field home of the Chicago Cubs

City LIfe!!, EXPLOREJune 8, 2021

Series: Social Justice Tourism – Beginning in Chicago

By James Farr

It was April 2017, and unfortunately, the Cubs season opener was – as usual – a road game. I’ve attended games at two of the four oldest stadiums that are still in play.