Traveling While Black - VR Documentary Experience

We are in a booth at Ben's Chili Bowl, a black owned restaurant in Washington, DC sitting next to a black family enjoying their food and conversation in the 1960's. Next we are listening to two elderly ladies, one 85 years old and the other 101 years old, talking about traveling while black. Finally, we are in near tears as Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, is in front of us retelling the story of her 12 year old son's death. How she sat in the front passenger seat of the ambulance while her son, Tamir, was in the back of the ambulance because of a gunshot wound inflicted upon by a Cleveland police officer.. 

We are back in Columbia, SC at the Richland County Public Library. No, we did not leave Columbia and traveled back in time, but in this VR Experience you are sitting at the restaurant table or on a bus heading south, listening to these trailblazers up close and personal. We listened intently to their stories, such as not being able to hop off the bus to use the restroom because of "White only" establishments (hotels, restaurants, gas stations, etc) as they entered the state of Virginia and the states below. Blacks were only able to stop at establishments listed in The Green Book. 

After viewing this VR Experience we realized not only how privileged we are to travel, but also the need to still be careful. You maybe pulled over in your car simply because of the color of your skin. However, it shouldn't stop you or give you the fear to travel. ​ We don't have the Green Book today, but the opportunity to freely travel to any destination our heart desires. We recently curated various travel itineraries for in-state, out-of-state, and abroad travels. See the sample itinerary below that was adapted from one of the several Greenbookofsc.com regional itineraries. We can customize each tour for your educational, business, church, and/or family needs..

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Want to view the Traveling While Black VR Experience in-person. The Central Carolina Community Foundation, newly located in the Bullstreet District in Columbia, SC, will host an experience on Tuesday, February 19 from 4:00pm-7:00pm.  This Sundance Film Festival VR documentary is traveling to various venues throughout the country. Be on the lookout for the Traveling While Black VR Experience in your community.

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Rhonda W. & Sharee W. 

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