THE CONVERSATION is a concept by Carmen M. Colon and Kenneth L. Foote, hopes to be the template for a reinforceable bridge via freeform discussions between generations of young men and accomplished men of our community.
As it once was, during those days when our men played Chess, Cards or Dominoes and the young squires sat around and absorbed from their elders the ways of the world as it pertained to them, we wish to create a new rite of passage – one for the new Millennium.
We will be having some of the participants of the first of THE CONVERSATION series live tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific.
Scheduled to be on tonight’s show are:
Mark Anthony Neal
Mark Anthony Neal is Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African-American Studies at Duke University, where he won the 2010 Robert B. Cox Award for Teaching. Neal is a former Fellow at the HipHop Archive and Research Institute at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University.
Neal is the author of five books, including the recently published Looking for Leroy: Illegible Black Masculinities (New York University Press, 2013), What the Music Said: Black Popular Music and Black Public Culture (1998),
Soul Babies: Black Popular Culture and the Post-Soul Aesthetic (2002), Songs in the Keys of Black Life: A Rhythm and Blues Nation (2003) and New Black Man: Rethinking Black Masculinity (2005). Neal is also the co-editor(with Murray Forman) of That’s the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader, 2nd Edition (2004, 2011).
Neal also hosts the weekly video webcast, Left of Black in collaboration with the John Hope Franklin Center at Duke University. Neal is the founder and managing editor of the blog NewBlackMan (in Exile).
Kenneth L. Foote
Kenneth L. Foote, devoted father and Brooklyn Native is a bi-racial former Florida State Prosecuting Attorney who is currently a Pasco County Criminal Defense Attorney. Kenneth attended St Johns University and Majored in International Criminal Law as well as Stetson University in Florida. While he provides a myriad of services to the general public all over the State of Florida, it is his years as a former prosecutor and working within the Justice System that provides us all with the benefit of his vantage point.
Paul Mondesire
Paul Mondesire is the Development Officer at The Twenty-First Century Foundation. “Our mission is to lead, innovate and influence giving for Black community change. As one of the few, endowed, Black foundations in the U.S., Twenty-First Century Foundation (21CF) works to advance the welfare of the Black community through strategic and collective grant making; special initiatives and research; donor education and donor services.
Tywan Anthony
Brooklyn native Tywan Anthony graduated from Pittsburgh State University where he earned his degree in Political Science and was a standout football player.
Anthony, 29, works at Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation in the Financial Empowerment Center where he helps young people, the elderly and the economically disadvantaged population of Bedford-Stuyvesant learn financial literacy by equipping them with the tools that will guide them toward financial freedom.
Anthony also is a member of the local chapter of the NAACP, where he serves as chairman of economic empowerment; he is vice chair of education and youth and economic development for Community Board 3; he is a member of VIDA; and a member of 500 Men Making a Difference. He
is the founder of The BedStuy Crusaders, a semi professional football team operating in the Central Brooklyn area as well as a player.
The first installment of THE CONVERSATION will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2014 in New York on Saturday, April 26, 2014. The discussion will be available via video late spring – early summer 2014.
During our live conversation, you have the opportunity to call in and share with us and ask questions via Skype. If you would like to do this, please call us at: doctorvibe42. If you get through, please be patient and we will get to your call as soon as possible.
All you need to do listen to the show live is to go The Dr. Vibe Show Homepage at http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 8:30 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page
Julia Browne is the founder and CEO of Walking The Spirit Tours, the original Black heritage tours in Paris.
She launched the company in 1994 after studying under Sorbonne Emeritus Professor Michel Fabre,founder of the Centre For African American Studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle. Julia lived and raised her family in Aix-en-Provence and Paris for 15 years. She continues to create opportunity for travelers to connect to Black and French heritage as a Certified Destination France Specialist who excels at creating personalized, experiential discovery excursions in Paris and to Josephine Baker’s chateau in Dordogne, James Baldwin’s Nice, and Richard Wright’s Normandy. Her tours have been featured on CNN Traveler, The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan (France), Outand About in Paris, Invisible Paris.
Julia has also known success a filmmaker, with her first film screened at Toronto Film Festival, a broadcaster and writer.
Julia will be on our show live tonight at 7:30 p.m. Eastern/4:30 p.m. Pacific.
During our live conversation, you have the opportunity to call in and share with us and ask questions via Skype. If you would like to do this, please call us at: doctorvibe42. If you get through, please be patient and we will get to your call as soon as possible.
All you need to do listen to the show live is to go The Dr. Vibe Show Homepage at http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 7:30 p.m. Eastern/4:30 p.m. Pacific. You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page.
·What is group economics—and how has practicing it benefited various groups of people all over the world?
·Why should black men practice group economics? How could it benefit black people?
·Does the black dollar have any power today?
·What are some good examples of blacks practicing group economics in the past?
·Ultimately, did economic integration turn out to be good or bad for black people?
·What’s stopping black people from practicing group economics today?
·What are the barriers we face when trying to come together?
·Why is entrepreneurship promoted less in the black community than just getting a job to go work for other people?
·What is the Willie Lynch Syndrome—and what impact does it have on overall black empowerment?
·What are some good examples of blacks practicing group economics in the present?
·How can we use the Internet and Social Media to encourage the practice of group economics among blacks?
·What are some steps that black people can take right now to start practicing group economics?
During our live conversation, you have the opportunity to call in and share with us and ask questions via Skype. If you would like to do this, please call us at: doctorvibe42. If you get through, please be patient and we will get to your call as soon as possible.
All you need to do listen to the show live is to go The Dr. Vibe Show Homepage at http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page.
All you need to do listen to the show live is to go The Dr. Vibe Show Homepage at http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. You can also provide your comments and questions during the event via Twitter (@drvibeshow#DrVibe) and at our Facebook Fan Page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page.
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Ernest Owens is a Communication & Public Service major at the University of Pennsylvania. He broadcasts his hit radio show “Ernestly Speaking!” on WQHS.org, and was a student government representative at Penn. He launched his career in media as the former video producer and op-ed columnist for The Daily Pennsylvanian. Ernest has interned at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, NBC Philadelphia, and Philadelphia City Council. He is currently a contributing writer for USA Today & The Huffington Post, where he covers variety of social issues regarding race relations, social media/policy, and entertainment. His work has been featured on The Good Men Project, Al Jazeera English, The Root, The Oprah Winfrey Network and other social web publications. He is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Association of Black Journalists. His writing has even been honored with the Gold Circle Award for Best Personal Opinion by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. When not blogging, he loves chatting with people on Twitter so toss a tweet to @MrErnestOwens and check out more of his multimedia at his personal website: ernestowens.com!
– On what has been going on with him
– Why he wrote the article and where did this idea of black men ranting come from
– What part does the media play in this discussion
– Why he feels that black men are being described as animals
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