Make Black History by contributing to the campaign here: The Homage Hotel Group is raising the seed-round of capital until March 4, 2015, in order to secure the financing needed to open the downtown Oakland, CA. Patrons can expect to enjoy pieces of African American culture thorough music, art, cuisine, and even history at it’s properties. They are seeking to provide guest with an invaluable experience. The Homage Group is currently making offers on several downtown Oakland properties. It’s unfortunate that now we have endless opportunities of places to go, but the opition of supporting local, black owned businesses is no longer there.” “When blacks did not have the option to go elsewhere, it was black hotels and other black businesses that served them. It’s important to pay homage to pioneers, especially black pioneers, in hospitality, “ Lawrence says. The hotels opening and location was inspired by half-Black half-Danish entrepreneur William Leidesdorff Jr., who opened The City Hotel, the first ever hotel in California.“There’s a need in our society as a whole to acknowledge Black culture as part of the larger American story. “But Homage seeks to bring a unique, independent hospitality experience to our guests.”ĭamon Lawrence is no stranger to the hospitality industry, with over 8 years of working in motels, luxury 5-star properties, and most recently CEO of Haussotel, a vacation property rental service in Southern California. “Historically, it’s easier to secure funding if the management is done through established hotel management companies like the Hilton, Wyndham or Marriott,” Damon Lawrence, Homage Hotel Group CEO, says.
Though the vast majority of black owned hotels are a franchise of Marriott or Hilton, the Oakland hotel is slated to be independently and black owned. Homage is seeking to make a change in the American hotel industry, in which African Americans own less than 1% by opening a new hotel in downtown Oakland, CA. The Homage Hotel Group is giving you a chance to become a part of making Black History in the Travel and Leisure Industry. She is immensely powerful and nearly invulnerable to all physical damage, but not immune to the everyday stresses of living in American society. Super Natural is not from earth, yet she has come to make a home here after some quick transitions into city life. This includes her appearance, her diet and her lifestyle. Her name refers to her moral stance against portraying herself as anything but a natural black woman. This was intentional as she is designed to be a vehicle of “pseudo normality” that readers can anchor to when things get too crazy. In the world Anthony created, she sticks out like a sore thumb in comparison to the other character’s personalities. Who is Super Natural? Super Natural is a superhero character I created to be used as a supporting pivotal character in Anthony Piper’s superhero parody entitled “Trill League“. The creator Marcus Williams is looking for $4,500 to get the project out there.
I recently came across a kickstarter that I had to share, its a comic book called Super Natural. View original post 294 more words Image Leave a comment A 24-year-old Nigerian physics student builds a working helicopter from old car and bike parts I wanted to write my paper on a Black Architect named Julian Abele and focus on his blueprints. To understand the existence of individuals in a field that initially wasn’t meant for them…it’s perplexing, demanding, and amazing. The concept of the Black Architect is an exquisite one. I never thought my paper during my graduate studies would turn my life around and my appreciation to skyrocket (future post about this coming soon). Luckily for me, I’ve been able to find a few in my own backyard. In a profession where Blacks make up an alarming 2 percent (many reports state less than 2 percent), it’s difficult to find any. How many Black Architects do you know? It’s not a common question and many would have the same answer – none.
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