“Dr. Vibe Show Takes” contains various types of content such as our “takes” on different subjects and events, what we are up to and useful pieces of information. Enjoy!!
“Dr. Vibe Show Takes” contains various types of content such as our “takes” on different subjects and events, what we are up to and useful pieces of information. Enjoy!!
From having pool parties to, literally, walking down the street, African Americans are often targeted as potential criminals. Click on the link below to read more.
The parents of Rachel A. Dolezal, an N.A.A.C.P. leader in Spokane, Wash., say she is white, and her story has stirred a national debate about racial identity. Click on the link below to read.
As their struggles persist and political excitement dims, Hillary Clinton faces a challenge to inspire African American voters. Click on the link below to read more.
V. Sheree WilliamsZella PalmerChef Kevin MitchellStephen Sterling
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.
From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.
Today, Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a day, a week, and in some areas a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, picnics and family gatherings. It is a time for reflection and rejoicing. It is a time for assessment, self-improvement and for planning the future. Its growing popularity signifies a level of maturity and dignity in America long over due. In cities across the country, people of all races, nationalities and religions are joining hands to truthfully acknowledge a period in our history that shaped and continues to influence our society today. Sensitized to the conditions and experiences of others, only then can we make significant and lasting improvements in our society.
Dr. Vibe and V. Sheree Williams, publisher of Cuisine Noir magazine hosted a discussion about Juneteenth and its 150th anniversary. The guests for the conversation were:
Zella Palmer (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Zella Palmer received her Bachelor’s Degree in Bilingual/Bi-cultural Education and History from Northeastern Illinois University and a Master’s Degree in Museum Studies from the University of Toronto. She was also an exchange student at the University of Havana and finished a year of courses in International Studies at DePaul University. Palmer speaks both English and Spanish fluently. Palmer is a culinary scholar, author, curator, filmmaker, cook and mom.
Palmer is the Director of the Dillard University Ray Charles Program in African-American Material Culture in New Orleans, Louisiana which recently launched their inaugural conference this past April 2015, The Story of New Orleans Creole Cooking: The Black Hand in the Pot at Dillard University with keynote speaker Michael Twitty and a culinary workshop with the Whitney Plantation, a museum dedicated to the history of slavery in Edgard, Louisiana. Currently Palmer’s research is focused on the culinary history of Dillard University and working with select Dillard students on a full documentary about the Story of New Orleans Creole Cooking: The Black Hand in the Pot.
Chef Kevin Mitchell – Charleston, South Carolina
Chef Kevin Mitchell is the first African-American instructor at Trident Technical College’s cooking and hospitality school in Charleston, South Carolina. Kevin grew up in a single-parent home in Rahway, N.J., about 15 miles southwest of Manhattan with three brothers and a mom who sometimes worked three jobs and a grandmother who kept family life running smoothly. He completed his culinary education at the Culinary Institute of American in Hyde Park, NY and went to run numerous kitchens around the country before taking his current position. This past April, he was selected by professor David Shields to channel the role of slave turned one of Charleston’s premier caterers and the city’s first mixologist on record, Nat Fuller, to recreate the feast Fuller did in 1865 that brought Blacks and Whites together to dine.
Stephen Sterling – Point Richmond, California
The Sterling Family has been making wine for several generations. As California farmers with over 30 years of experience, they have carefully selected each of their vineyards. Unique to Esterlina Vineyards is their 253-acre Cole Ranch appellation – the smallest appellation in America. There, they grow Riesling, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes. Their vineyard is the sole vineyard in this unique appellation. Stephen is the V.P. of Sales and Marketing for Esterlina Vineyards.
During the conversation:
– Steven talked about his family and their vine business
– Misconceptions about Blacks in the vine industry and what can be done to change these misconceptions were discussed
– Kevin talked about dinner that he hosted in honor of Nat Fuller born a slave who became one of Charleston’s most noted chefs and restaurateurs of the mid-19th century.
– Zella shared about on how the Ray Charles program at Dillard University came into being
– How the history of African American chefs can be brought into the spotlight
– The panel discussed on how to get young Blacks involved in the vine industry
– Each of the panelists gave a defining in their culinary journey
An ugly incident at a Texas pool party in which a police officer drew his gun on several unarmed black teenagers sits against a long history of racialized conflict over who can swim where. Click on the link below to read more.
As we approach another Father’s Day, let’s look at the social and economic issues African-American men are facing that affect the entire black community. Click on the link below to read more.
A strange new type of story has started popping up in social media feeds and headlines lately, in between news of (yet more) unarmed black people being brutalized or shot dead by police. It’s the flip side of the #blacklivesmatter movement: “feel-good” stories of white cops hugging and doing good deeds for black women and children. Click on the link below to read more.
In Toronto, the practice was once called “intervention” and before that “street checks.” The police now label it community “engagement.” The name everyone else tends to use—carding—is a reference to the contact cards police have been using for about 10 years to collect information about those who are stopped and questioned.
While police have called the contact card database “an incredibly effective tool,” critics charge that the practice puts innocent people at risk. Once in the system, a person will be seen as known to police any time his or her name is checked in future; even when there’s been no crime or arrest, a person’s file expands each time he or she is carded.
Live tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific, The Dr. Vibe Show™ will be hosting a panel discussion about Toronto Police Carding: The Past, The Present And The Future. The scheduled panelists are: Anthony Morgan , Jared A. Walker and Jason Merai.
Anthony Morgan is a lawyer and the Human Rights, Equity and Diversity Advisor at Humber College in Toronto, Canada. He is passionately committed to social justice and serving the principles of equity, civic engagement, and multiculturalism, interests he often explores as blogger for the Huffington Post Canada. Anthony has worked as a research assistant for both a sitting judge of the Court of Quebec, Judge Juanita Westmoreland-Traore, and McGill mLaw professor, Adelle Blackett. He has also worked as a civil-rights advocate at the Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations in Montreal, and an associate editor of the *McGill International Journal of Sustainable Development Law & Policy*. In 2009-2010, he served as President of the Black Law Students’ Association of Canada.
Anthony maintains an active interest in matters concerning Black Canadian social and political affairs, and Caribbean diaspora politics. In February 2012, he was one of 12 people to be officially recognized as a Black History Month Laureate by Quebec’s Roundtable on Black History Month. In addition to holding both a LL.B (Common Law) and B.C.L. (Civil Law) from McGill University, Faculty of Law, he holds an Hons. Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto in Ethics, Society & Law.
Jared A. Walker works as a communications and PR professional in Canada’s non-profit sector, and has worked in communications, fundraising and community development for a number of non-profits and charities in the Greater Toronto and New York areas. Jared also has analogous experience within the political context gained from working on national and regional campaigns in the US & Canada, including most notably serving as the NY State Coordinator of Students for Barack Obama during the 2008 Presidential election.
His deepest passion is collaborating across intersections to cultivate accountable, representative, forward-thinking communities, regions and nations. When it comes to achieving these goals, Jared isn’t one for dogma. Whether it’s in a community-based non-profit, a national political campaign or a for-profit enterprise with big social impact, making a difference is what makes him tick.
As a speaker, Jared has engaged various audiences around the world on issues of politics, youth mobilization, community building, social innovation, social enterprise and engaging men to end violence against women.
Jason Merai completed his Bachelor degree in Political Science and History at the University of Toronto and a Masters of Education at OISE. With a passion for improving communities, Jason has worked with UNICEF Canada, Humber College, and in South Africa as a CIDA intern. He also co-launched a Rogers Peel Television show called “Bullying – Battered & Bruised”, addressing the intersections of bullying in order to create greater awareness. As the Executive Director for UARR, Jason works closely with the Board of Directors to continue the organization’s legacy of advocacy and building an inclusive and safer Toronto.
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Toronto’s mayor has said that he will call for a moratorium on carding next week until more transparent rules for how police deal with the public. Click on the link below to read more.
