For many, being black in corporate America is akin to playing professional football in the mud … with no helmet … wearing Keds. Click on the link below to read more.
Are defenders of the New York City police department ignoring credible evidence that its treatment of minorities leaves much room for improvement? Click on the link below to read more.
Join us for a fun and informative Google hangout as Dr. Vibe chats with Michael Kasdan, Sports Editor at The Good Men Project about football and some Super Bowl fun. Get ready to join in with your Super Bowl stories, predictions, recipes and more. Get excited for the big game!
He is father of two who lives in Maplewood, NJ. Mike is an intellectual property lawyer by day, and in his spare time is Chair of CityScience, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving science and technology (STEM) education. Mike is passionate about entrepreneurship and technology, and has served as an advisor on strategic and legal issues to start-up companies throughout his career.
In the rest of his ever-shrinking spare time, he enjoys focusing his energies on projects and causes that impact the world and our society. Mike frequently speaks and writes on a variety of topics, including intellectual property, technology, business, social media, sports, and social justice, and spends entirely too much time on Facebook. He enjoys playing basketball, biking, fumbling around on the
guitar, and an on-again-off-again relationship with running.
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.
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Despite controversies like Ferguson, police are better at stopping African-Americans at random than at halting an epidemic of murder. Click on the link below to read more.
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.
Ms. Buchanan will be on our show live tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific. She will be talking about The Blind Stigma.
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
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Disparate-impact claims have a long record of opening doors in employment, education, voting, and housing. Conservatives want to bury them. Click on the link below to read more.
Dr. Boyce Watkins believes that success in Hollywood can be the key to fame, fortune and the fulfillment of all of your dreams as an actor. But those dreams can sometimes come at a price, especially for African Americans. Click on the link below to read more.
