Gerard PK Kersey has been married since 1992 to his wife Keenya Kersey and they have twin boys. He has have worked for the state of New York for over 20 years and is also an assistant minister for his church in Brooklyn, New York, Changing Live Christian Center. He has worked in ministry for over 15 years in various churches and areas.
Recently, he have founded a nonprofit organization called That Suits You (TSY). TSY collects new and gently worn professional attire and give them to qualified job trained men entering the workforce. TSY is also working on having a free manicure and haircut to go along with their new attire.
TSY works with several job training programs throughout New York City. All the men are thrilled with the clothing and TSY continues to expand at a rapid rate. Aside from this, Gerard has a passion to help people in fulfilling their dreams and reaching their potential.
Gerard will be live on our show tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific.
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 do listen to the show live is to go The Dr. Vibe Show Homepage at 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.
Camille Dundas is a media expert, having worked as a news writer and producer for Toronto’s major news programs including CBC National, CP24 Breaking News, CityTV News and CTV’s Canada AM. Camille’s journalistic style is anchored by her mastery of and passion for storytelling, so it should come as no surprise that Camille is also an educator. She loves to share her knowledge of the media landscape and the unique lessons she has learned during the last ten years she’s been working in the broadcast industry. A personal and professional milestone for Camille was meeting the late Nelson Mandela and the rare opportunity to co-direct an educational documentary about maternal health in Rwanda. As a media consultant at 404 Media Group, she leads practical workshops that give clients critical insight into how the media works, and how it can work for them. Camille is also a News Writer at CTV Canada AM.
During our discussion, Camille talked about:
– Some of her background
– When and where did he love of media start
– Her first job in the media
– What she does at CTV’s Canada AM
– Why she wanted to talk about “Being black in the media”
– her thoughts on if things have gotten better for blacks in the media
– The importance of news outlets in having diverse backgrounds represented on their staff
– How her approach in her media career has changed
– What is she hearing from young black who wants to get into the media
– What is the public perception of the media
– The effect social media has had on the news industry
– Her biggest challenge with being black in the media
– When and why did she start doing media training
– the importance of relationships in her media journey
– Her upcoming workshops: How To Write Your Story (April 13, 2014) , How To Tell Your Story (April 26, 2014) and Telling Your Story On Camera (May 4, 2014)
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Camille talking about Part 1 of a 3 part media training workshop series that she will be facilitating that begins April 13, 2014. Only 25 spaces available! Click on the following link to for more information and to purchase tickets: http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/media-training-101-your-story-write-it-sell-it-tell-it-tickets-10358152513?aff=SRCH
Jon CovingtonMOCITI (Men Of Color In The Industry)
Jon Covington is a television talk show host, radio personality, political pundit, producer, motivational speaker, and does voiceovers. They have all been a part of Jon’s life journey.
He is currently writing his first book, producing a film on relationships or lack there of between black men and their fathers, and in development on a MOCITI TV sitcom – “The LOFT”.
Jon is the Founder, President and CEO of MOCITI, Inc – an acronym for MEN OF COLOR IN THE INDUSTRY which is an entertainment based networking organization based out of Hollywood with chapters slated to open in Atlanta and South Africa.
Jon is a married, a father of 4 and is grateful for the journey.
– Jon reflects on his growing up in western Michigan
– how he handled his parents divorcing when he was very young and how his grandparent where an important part of his life when he was growing up
– what stopped him from pursuing basketball and started his focus on entertainment when he was a teenager
– some of the unique things that he did while he was a little kid to pursue his entertainment dream including calling the phone numbers of stars that he found in the telephone directory
– his journey on doing whatever he had to do to hone his craft
– the story behind MOCITI
– the current state of men of color in the film and television industry and what needs to happen for it to improve
– his thoughts on the most recent Academy Awards
Even with legalization, the devastating legacy of the drug war lingers in America, says Professor Michelle Alexander. Click on the link below to read more.
Dr. Steve Perry is the principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School, Dr. Perry, MSW is an Education Contributor for CNN and MSNBC, an Essence Magazine columnist, best-selling author, and host of the #1 docudrama for TVONE “Save My Son.”
Dr. Perry believes that the success of a life is determined by where you end, not where you start. It is this philosophy that inspired him to transform the lives of poor and minority children by providing them with access to a college education.
Dr. Perry joined Dr. Vibe and one of the The Good Men Project’s Premium Members, Mark Sherman, to discuss what schools and parents can do to ensure that boys succeed.
Did you make it to the Black Life Coaches “Making Love Happen” roundtable that I hosted on March 13, 2014? It was a great discussion about finding love and keeping it! Anytime you’re talking about love and relationships, you know it’s going to get deep. Plus, all of the love coaches are simply phenomenal.
If you missed the Virtual Roundtable or want to listen to certain parts of the discussion again, click here to watch the recording: http://www.mcssl.com/app/?Clk=5238078
For your convenience, Black Life Coaches have unveiled the “Making Love Happen” audio program which will equip you with the insights you need in order to find the love and partnership you’ve been longing and searching for. It’s a joint collaboration created by Towanna Freeman (creator of Black Life Coaches) and the love experts on the roundtable. And, we’re sure you’ll want to add it to your audio library so that you can conveniently refer back to this powerful teaching again and again.
Learn more about how to get your own copy of the Making Love Happen Virtual Roundtable as an audio bundle by clicking here: http://www.mcssl.com/app/?Clk=5238078
Now you have all the answers to your questions about love and relationship packed into an audio package that includes all the Audio Modules from the coaches at “Making Love Happen”, the Module Manual and Action Guide at an incredibly low price, available as an immediate digital download or reserve your hard copy and have it shipped to your door. And, when you grab your digital copy of the program before Monday, March 17, you’ll save $30 on this amazing, transformational series.
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The Good Men Project is excited to have Dr. Steve Perry live via Google+ Hangout on Monday, March 17th at 8:00pm Est with Dr. Steve Perry hosted by Dr. Vibe.
In addition to being the principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School, Dr. Perry, MSW is an Education Contributor for CNN and MSNBC, an Essence Magazine columnist, best-selling author, and host of the #1 docudrama for TVONE’s Save My Son.
Dr. Perry believes that the success of a life is determined by where you end, not where you start. It is this philosophy that inspired him to transform the lives of poor and minority children by providing them with access to a college education.
Dr. Perry will join The Good Men Project editors and Premium Members to discuss what schools and parents can do to ensure that boys succeed.
If you’d like to follow the conversation on Twitter, please tweet to us during the hangout at #GMPHangout.
All you need to do listen to the conversation live is to go The Dr. Vibe Show Homepage at 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.
