When McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson officially steps down in March, there will be just four black CEOs in the Fortune 500. Click on the link below to read more.
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Ernest Owens is an award-winning multimedia journalist and Editor in Chief of Au’loni Magazine. A graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, he launched a career in media as a talk radio show host for WQHS Radio and as a 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 and The Huffington Post, where he covers a variety of social issues regarding society, race, and entertainment. His work has been featured on Al Jazeera English, The Root, The Oprah Winfrey Network and other media outlets. He is a member of the Radio Television Digital News Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, National Association of Black Journalists, and the Online News Association. His writing and filmmaking has even been honored with the Gold Circle Award by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and a Finalist Award from the Tribeca Film Festival.
– What he has been up to
– Au’loni Magazine, his involvement with it and how his life as changed
– what black business owners telling him
– The importance of ownership in the Black community
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Anderson Cooper speaks to New York Times’ Charles Blow who says his son was walking home from Yale’s library when a campus police officer stopped him at gunpoint.
Join Dr. Vibe and W. Brenden Whitted as they chat about some of the hot current sports topics including Tiger Woods missing another cut, the possibility of a Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather boxing match, Serena Williams and this Sunday’s Super Bowl.
Please note that an audio only version of our conversation is available. All you need to do to listen to it is click on the “>” symbol on the player above the video image at the top of this post.
Join Dr. Vibe and W. Brenden Whitted live tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/4:00 p.m. as theY chat about some of hot current sports topics including this Sunday’s Super Bowl, Serena Williams and boxing.
All you need to do to watch the conversation live is to go to http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 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.
Stacy-Ann Buchanan is a professionally trained theater and film actress with numerous theater productions, numerous commercials and film credits under her belt. She’s also dabbled in commercial modeling and has graced several magazine editorials, fashion shows, swimsuit calendars, makeup tutorial videos and numerous other projects. In 2009, she produced and hosted her first talk show with ThatChannel and worked as a hostess/interviewer with Urban Review for events happening in and around the city of Toronto. September of 2010, gave her the opportunity to land her first leading role in a short film called Trespassing, which has acclaimed great reviews. In 2012, she created and produced her first event, The Mystic Effect (TME), a show that embodies music, poetry, dance, fashion and film. The overwhelming success of the show prompted her to create her own production company, Stacy-Ann Buchanan Productions and on April 28, 2013 in collaboration with *The Mystic Effect 2013* her company was launched. On March 8, 2014 she was presented with the Entrepreneur Award at the International Women Achievement Awards. She prides herself on being a budding Philanthropist. Part proceeds from every The Mystic Effect show went towards a charity foundation. In March 2014, she established the Stacy-Ann Buchanan Bursary. The Bursary is a monetary gift that will be given to a student entering his/her first year of College and pursuing Arts related studies or courses and is available through the Jamaican Canadian Association. It will be presented, annually at the Scholarship Awards ceremony held in September. Adding to her credentials, is her budding position as an Inspirational|Motivational Speaker. 2014 has graciously opened its doors to several speaking engagements for Stacy-Ann to share her intricately, powerful journey towards her success while inspiring others.
The Blind Stigma is a documentary that discusses mental health within the Black community. It chronicles and testifies the stories of five individuals on their trials and triumphs with mental health. Each story is told bravely and effectively with additional context provided by mental health professionals, religious leaders, caregivers, and your everyday citizen. Within the Black community, mental health is deemed as a ‘Swept Under The Rug’ stigma that has been creating false illusions and assumptions for a long time. That stigma is the core component of the African Canadian response to mental illness, and therefore African Canadians who suffer from mental illness are less likely to seek treatment. As a result very few studies have been done on the impact of mental illness in the Black community. The Blind Stigma powerfully removes the veil of shame that clouds the topic of mental illness in the Black community, challenge that misconception, give a voice to Black Canadians living with mental illness and leaves the audience more informed and empowered. #ChangeTheStigma
During our conversation, Stacy-Ann talked about:
– Where her passion for acting and performing come from
– The challenge of fitting in when she was younger
– the moment that she realized that acting would be her passion and some special moment from her acting journey including meeting the Hon. Louise Bennett of Jamaica
– Starting her own production company
– Realizing that she was having mental health challenges and how she overcame it
– A special moment between her and her father
– the story behind the documentary, a href=”http://www.theblindstigma.com/” title=”The Blind Stigma” target=”_blank”>The Blind Stigma, including how difficult is what to get one black male to share his story
– The great team that she works with
– The state of mental health in the Black Canadian community
– Suggestions for Black Canadians who are experiencing mental illness
– How important is her finance been in her life and how he proposed to her
You can find out more information about *The Blind Stigma* via:
Here are some of the conversation topics for tonight’s show:
1. Do Blacks support each other in the corporate landscape? If not, why?
2. Does where you attended college have a positive or negative reflection when apply for a corporate job?
3. What have affirmative action and the quota system done to compromise our upward mobility in the corporate world?
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 listen to the conversation live is:
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