W. Brenden Whitted received his JD and sports certificate from Tulane University. He is a sports radio host for The Sports Shop on 620 am, 99.3 FM, and 96.5 FM in addition to his weekly podcast He’s the Producer, I’m the Host. Additionally, he is a co-editor for Catcrave and has had his writing featured at VerySmartBrothas and Ebony Magazine.
Brenden talks about various sports stories including: the NCAA Football finals, the comparison between NCAA quarterbacks Marcus Mariota from Oregon University and Jameis Winston from Florida State University and the state of the National Basketball Association’s Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James.
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On Martin Luther King’s birthday, check out Dr. King’s speech at Stanford on April 14, 1967. This speech is known as “The other America”.
W. Brenden Whitted received his JD and sports certificate from Tulane University. He is a sports radio host for The Sports Shop on 620 am, 99.3 FM, and 96.5 FM in addition to his weekly podcast He’s the Producer, I’m the Host. Additionally, he is a co-editor for Catcrave and has had his writing featured at VerySmartBrothas and Ebony Magazine.
Brenden will be on our show live tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. He will talking about various sports stories including: the NCAA Football finals, the comparison between NCAA quarterbacks Marcus Mariota from Oregon University and Jameis Winston from Florida State University and the state of the National Basketball Association’s Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James.
All you need to do listen to watch the show live is to go to 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.
Philadelphia native Rahim Islam was raised in the Tioga Section of North Philadelphia where he attended Cleveland Elementary School, Gillespie Jr. High and Gratz High School.
Mr. Islam is a graduate of LaSalle University with dual degrees in accounting and finance. A proponent of life-long learning, his educational background also includes specialty areas of tax accounting, oil refining, investment banking, marine transportation, community development and real estate development. In 1993, Mr. Islam successfully completed the Pennsylvania Certified Public Accounting exam and holds a Pennsylvania real estate license.
An accomplished accountant and financial analyst with vast experience in business and economics, Mr. Islam has more than 25 years experience in both marine and inland transportation as well as accounting and financial reporting and analysis having worked with Sun Oil Company for approximately 17 years. Mr. Islam is a founding member of Universal Companies (Universal) and has served as President and CEO since its inception in 1993. Universal is a comprehensive community development and education management corporation founded by Kenneth Gamble, accomplished singer, songwriter, music composer and philanthropist. Universal is also the largest community-based, private manager of public schools in the America.
Under his direct leadership, Universal has been the conduit for over $1.5 Billion of real estate development and investment and currently educates over 4,500 students in 10 schools (K-12). The company is also one of the largest African-American led businesses in Philadelphia, employing nearly 650 professionals across disciplines such as education, real estate, community development, social work, technology, finance, and preventive health.
In addition to real estate development and education management, other Universal service areas include property management, vocational skill training, adult basic education, job preparation and placement, career one stop, case management.
Mr. Islam has been at the forefront of resolving many of the community and social issues facing Philadelphians and currently works directly with a number of organizations in the areas of childcare, youth and recreation programs, drug and alcohol prevention, faith based efforts, block associations, political activity, and k-12 education.
Mr. Islam is married to Renee Hill-Islam and is a proud father of nine children: Luqman, Muhammad, Saudia, Aminah, Medina, Mecca, Khalid, Mu’mim, and Raheem Jr.
Mr. Islam will be on our show live tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific. He will discuss Universally Speaking his newspaper column and some of his recent articles from it.
All you need to listen to the conversation live is:
Desktop/Laptop: All you need to do is go to http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific.
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Ontario Black History Society2015 BLACK HISTORY MONTH KICK-OFF BRUNCH 2015
The Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) is launching launches Black History Month with Annual Kick Off Brunch. The Ontario Black History Society’s (OBHS) signature fundraising brunch at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Sunday, January 25, 2015. Tammie Sutherland of City TV returns as host for a second year, along with motivational speaker and Youth Engagement Specialist Mawuli Chai and TV host and producer Nikki Clarke. The brunch celebrates the start of Black History Month and the achievements of African-Canadians in the arts, politics and community service. This year, the OBHS welcomes Keynote Speaker Dr. Mary Anne Chambers.
The 2015 Brunch features a special tribute to Ontario’s first Black Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Lincoln Alexander, and recognizes the province’s recent designation of January 21st as Lincoln Alexander Day. The late Mr. Alexander’s family will be in attendance to celebrate his extraordinary achievements, service and contributions to the Province of Ontario. The OBHS is also pleased to join and celebrate the international movement marking 2015 as the UN International Decade for People of African Descent at the Brunch.
An African Marketplace and silent auction will precede the meal at this year’s event. Along with recognition of the 2015 award recipients, the afternoon features entertainment that includes performances by acclaimed singer-songwriters Anika Davidson and Mellow Dee, and legendary singer-actress Jackie Richardson.
Dr. Sadlier talked about:
– Some of the history of the Ontario Black History Society including how did she get involved and did the brunch started
– How much of the history of Black Canada is related to the history of Black America?
– Memorable moments from past brunches
– Some highlights of this year’s brunch including some information on the hosts and the performers
The 2015 Kick-Off Brunch is made possible by Presenting Sponsor TD Bank, Door Prize sponsor Porter Airlines and community partners Grace Kennedy, MAC Cosmetics and Harlem Restaurant.
DATE: Sunday, January 25, 2015
African Canadian Marketplace and Reception at 12 p.m.
Ceremonies at 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
North Building, 255 Front Street West, Constitution Hall
Founded in 1978, the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) is the organization in Canada that is at the forefront in the celebration of Black history and heritage with a demonstrated record in the study, preservation and promotion of Black history in Ontario. The OBHS is also the only Ontario Provincial Heritage Organization of the Ministry of Culture devoted to Black history and heritage. For more information about the OBHS please visit The Ontario Black History Society.
Ontario Black History Society:
10 Adelaide Street, East, Suite 402
Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3
Telephone: (416)-867-9420
Fax: (416)867-8691
Office Hours: Monday to Friday – 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
People sometimes miss that outrage and resistance are guided by love, and the desire to bring honor to life brutally taken. Click on the link below to read more.
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Two HIV positive men living in D.C. share their own journeys and lessons on how to stay healthy and stay alive as black men.
Abdul-Ra’oof Mustafa said he’s fed up with the constant bombardment of negative information about black people, specifically black men. So he wrote a letter about it.
He believes the constant barrage of bad news, fueled by flawed data, “is a direct contributor to the disproportionate arrests, high unemployment rates, housing discrimination and even the deaths of black males across the country,” he wrote.
While many white people are sincere in wanting to help, black people are not a social problem for white people to solve, he said.
Mustafa agreed to read his letter in a video that was taped at Onondaga County’s Robert P. Kinchen Central Library in The Galleries in Syracuse.
You can also read his letter below:
To the Editor:
As tragic as the recent killings of black males by police officers have been, I think that what takes my breath away is the constant bombardment of information highlighting the so-called weaknesses of black people in general and the black male in particular.
In other words, an individual black male can be killed just once, while the “image” of the black male is being murdered on a daily basis.
What’s more disheartening, is that the black community, all over the United States, has become unwitting partners in this ongoing effort that destroys the image of the black male in America.
This constant barrage of bad news, based on the perceived weaknesses of black people, which is disseminated under the guise of so-called evidenced based strategies and best practices, I believe, is a direct contributor to the disproportionate arrests, high unemployment rates, housing discrimination and even the deaths of black males across the country.
For example, some of the research data, based on the perceived weaknesses of black people: Black males have a high school drop-out rate of 50 percent; over half of black males will be arrested by age 23; and the 2002 report from the Justice Policy Institute (JPI) entitled, “Cell Blocks or Classrooms,” wherein they concluded that there were more black males locked up than there were in colleges.
This so-called evidenced based research has been proven to be wrong. However, when the average citizen, including black folks, come into contact with this research data based on the perceived weaknesses of black people, they tend to believe it without verifying it. Especially, if it is reported by white folks who are perceived to be in positions of authority.
The JPI based its evidence on data collected from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) which had conducted a head count of how many African American males were attending colleges and universities at that time; as well as incarceration data collected from the Department of Justice.
According to the JPI in 2000, there were 791,600 African American men incarcerated in local, state and federal lockups. In that same year there were 603,032 African American males attending colleges and universities. This meant, according to the JPI, that there were 188,500 more African American males incarcerated than there were in institutions of higher learning.
Upon closer scrutiny of the numbers, it was discovered that the NCES did not receive a head count of black male attendance from over 1,000 colleges including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Compounding the flawed data gathering, NCES also neglected to collect black male enrollment for the entire year. It only counted black males who had enrolled in the Fall semester of that year. According to the Department of Education, during the 2010-2011 academic year there were 1,444,979 black males in colleges and universities. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reported in 2010 that there were 824,340 black males incarcerated.
Obviously, there are too many African American males in prison, but the majority of these lockups were due to the drug war’s mandatory minimum sentencing laws which disproportionately affected black males, as well as the disparities between powder cocaine vs crack cocaine sentencing guidelines.
Nevertheless, as of 2010 there were over 600,000 more black males in colleges and universities than there were in prisons. Regrettably, not many are aware of this fact and even less celebrate this great news.
Incredibly, agencies, school districts, the criminal justice system and others, who are in the save-the-black-people business, make it mandatory for their employees and the black client to endure hours of presentations based on the perceived weaknesses of the black male. However, the major problem with this strategy, as I see it, is that it increases the negative baggage that the black male must carry while attempting to integrate or reintegrate into his community.
To be clear, we black folks do have issues, which is true for every other ethnic group. However, you would be hard pressed to find another ethnic group who is comfortable with the idea of highlighting the negative behaviors of its members for the expressed purpose of obtaining state, local and federal funding for those groups who seek to solve the problem known as the black male.
That said, let me say to you good white folks who are reading this letter, please excuse me if I skirt the boundaries of offense, but I must make the following observation. I think that there is an argument to be made, that since the days of slavery, African Americans have been relegated to the position of a “social problem” which white folks feel that they are obligated to solve.
That is not to say that we do not have sincere white folks who genuinely seek to help the black community, as they are passing on to us their research data based on perceived black weaknesses. I just want us (black folks) to understand that people can be sincere in their attempts to rescue the black community, and those same people can be sincerely wrong.
Ontario Black History Society2015 BLACK HISTORY MONTH KICK-OFF BRUNCH 2015
The Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) is launching launches Black History Month with Annual Kick Off Brunch. The Ontario Black History Society’s (OBHS) signature fundraising brunch at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Sunday, January 25, 2015. Tammie Sutherland of City TV returns as host for a second year, along with motivational speaker and Youth Engagement Specialist Mawuli Chai and TV host and producer Nikki Clarke. The brunch celebrates the start of Black History Month and the achievements of African-Canadians in the arts, politics and community service. This year, the OBHS welcomes Keynote Speaker Dr. Mary Anne Chambers.
The 2015 Brunch features a special tribute to Ontario’s first Black Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Lincoln Alexander, and recognizes the province’s recent designation of January 21st as Lincoln Alexander Day. The late Mr. Alexander’s family will be in attendance to celebrate his extraordinary achievements, service and contributions to the Province of Ontario. The OBHS is also pleased to join and celebrate the international movement marking 2015 as the UN International Decade for People of African Descent at the Brunch.
An African Marketplace and silent auction will precede the meal at this year’s event. Along with recognition of the 2015 award recipients, the afternoon features entertainment that includes performances by acclaimed singer-songwriters Anika Davidson and Mellow Dee, and legendary singer-actress Jackie Richardson.
The president of the Ontario Black History Society, Rosemary Sadlier, will be live on our show tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific.
All you need to listen to the conversation live is:
Desktop/Laptop: All you need to do is go to http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific.
Tablet/Smartphone: Tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific, please go to the “Mixlr” player at the bottom of http://thedrvibeshow.com/ and click on “Click To Play”.
The 2015 Kick-Off Brunch is made possible by Presenting Sponsor TD Bank, Door Prize sponsor Porter Airlines and community partners Grace Kennedy, MAC Cosmetics and Harlem Restaurant.
DATE: Sunday, January 25, 2015
African Canadian Marketplace and Reception at 12 p.m.
Ceremonies at 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
North Building, 255 Front Street West, Constitution Hall
Founded in 1978, the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) is the organization in Canada that is at the forefront in the celebration of Black history and heritage with a demonstrated record in the study, preservation and promotion of Black history in Ontario. The OBHS is also the only Ontario Provincial Heritage Organization of the Ministry of Culture devoted to Black history and heritage. For more information about the OBHS please visit The Ontario Black History Society.
Ontario Black History Society:
10 Adelaide Street, East, Suite 402
Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1J3
Telephone: (416)-867-9420
Fax: (416)867-8691
Office Hours: Monday to Friday – 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
