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As kids, we all get advice from parents and teachers that seems strange, even confusing. This was crystallized one night for a young Clint Smith, who was playing with water guns in a dark parking lot with his white friends. In a heartfelt piece, the poet paints the scene of his father’s furious and fearful response.
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Happy 57th Birthday Prince!! Check this Prince – Full Concert Recorded Live January 1, 30, 1982 at Capitol Theatre (Passaic, NJ)
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.
All you need to do to listen to the conversation live is:
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The color of an officer’s face is irrelevant if they are perpetuating institutional traditions that fuel racial inequality in policing instead of working to change them. Click on the link below to read more.
Join Dr. Vibe and W. Brenden Whitted as they chat about last night’s National Basketball Association game between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers and the rest of the finals, Adrian Peterson’s return to the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League, the Carolina Panthers quarterback, Cam Newton’s, new contract, Yahoo paying the National Football League $20 million dollars for streaming right for the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars game from London, England, Sepp Blatter and FIFA and the great Serena Williams.
Join Dr. Vibe and W. Brenden Whitted live tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/4:00 p.m. Pacific as they chat about last night’s National Basketball Association game between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers and the rest of the finals, Adrian Peterson’s return to the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League, the Carolina Panthers quarterback, Cam Newton’s, new contract, Yahoo paying the National Football League $20 million dollars for streaming right for the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars game from London, England and Sepp Blatter and FIFA.
All you need to do to watch the conversation live is to go to http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/4:00 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.
Khalil A. Cumberbatch is a formerly incarcerated advocate for social justice movements within the NYC area. He has worked within the reentry community in NYC since 2010 when he was released after serving almost seven years in the NYS prison system. Since his release,Khalil has worked with various non-profits as a service provider, policy analytic, advisor, board member, collaborator, and consultant.
Khalil graduated from CUNY Lehman College’s MSW program in May 2014 where he was awarded the Urban Justice Award for his work with underserved and marginalized communities that are negatively impacted by not only mass incarceration, but also high poverty and unemployment rates, lack of access to quality education, and other ineffective social “safety nets.”
Khalil currently serves as Policy Associate for the Legal Action Center, the only non-profit law-and-policy organization in the United States whose sole mission is to fight discrimination against people with histories of addiction, HIV/AIDS, or criminal records, and to advocate for sound public policies in these areas.
Khalil is the Founder and President of Kinetic Solutions, a consultant company that focuses on the assessment, implementation, and management of multiple social media outlets for agencies within the NYC area. Khalil also serves as the Communications and Development Manager and periodic guest host for On The Count: The Prison and Criminal Justice Report, a radio program that is exclusively hosted and produced by formerly incarcerated individuals.
Khalil has recently focused his efforts on the concept of perpetual punishment from harsh immigration policies for non-citizens who have criminal justice involvement. He serves as the Strategic Initiatives Consultant at the Immigrant Defense Project, a legal impact-litigation non-profit that promotes fundamental fairness for immigrants accused or convicted of crimes by working to transform unjust deportation laws and policies and educating and advising immigrants, their criminal defenders, and other advocates.
In December 2014, Khalil was one of two recipients to receive an Executive Pardon from NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo to prevent his deportation from the United States. Also, Khalil was recently selected from over 110 applicants as one of 20 leaders in JustLeadershipUSA 2015 Inaugural Leading With Conviction Development Program.
During our conversation, Khalil talked about:
– Some of his story him committed a robbery in November 2002 which landed him in prison for six and a half years
– What did he realize in prison and his manhood experience in the prison environment
– The effect that not having a father in his life had on him
– When did he realize that his life was not all about him and the moment that he was released
– His thoughts on how the prison system is dealing with men
– The effect of so many men in prison is having on American families and America
– The correlation between social justice and manhood
– His calls to action for those inside and outside the prison system and some changes that he would like to see with the American justice system
To listen to an audio only version of our conversation, please click on the “>” symbol on the player above the video image at the top of this post.
Dr. Vibe hosts a discussion with Steven Hinkle about the dispelling the myth that men aren’t nurturing. Steven will discusses how men nurture their relationships as mentors, fathers, and partners.
During our conversation, Steve talked about:
– What does nuturing mean to him and what does it mean from a male perspective
– some of the myths when it comes to men and nuturing
– why does he feel that younger men are better than older men when it comes to nuturing
– His thought on the state of nuturing with older men
– What are younger and older men telling him about nuturing
– The downside of men not nuturing
– When did he realize that nuturing was important to him as a man
– What women are telling him about men and nuturing
– What is the state of nuturing and men inside the church vs. outside the church
– His messasge about men and nuturing for: women, men and younger men
Steve Hinkle is a pastor and high school teacher. He has worked with youth for 14+ years. His writing at Not a Male Fail has focused on advocating for men and boys who may feel like a “male fail” because of cultural or Christian masculinity stereotypes. Steve is currently writing his first book “MALE FAIL? The Bible, Masculinity & the Pursuit of Happy Socks.” Follow him on Twitter or on Facebook.
To listen to an audio only version of our conversation, please click on the “>” symbol on the player above the video image at the top of this post.
