LZ Granderson comments that “assuming black people are inherently up to no good is not just something some white people are guilty of. There are blacks who are leery of blacks as well. That is the power of the narrative.” Click on the link below to read more.
Toronto’s Black Action Defence Committee is suing the Toronto Police force for $65 million over racial profiling. Click on the link below to read more.
Toronto Police sued by Black Action Defence Committee for $65M over racial profiling
International Men’s Day – November 19, 2013International Men’s Day
Diane A. Sears is the United States Coordinator for 2013 International Men’s Day Chair of the USA 2012-2022 International Men’s Day Ten Year Plan Committee; and a member of the International Men’s Day Coordination Committee where she represents the United States. In her role as a member of the University Council for Akamai University’s Fatherhood and Men’s Studies Program which is located in Hilo, Hawaii, Ms. Sears advises the President of Akamai University on Fatherhood issues and assists him in the enhancement of the institution’s Fatherhood and Men’s Studies Program. She is also a member of the National Affinity Network for The Boys’ Initiative which is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Ms. Sears is the Editor/Author of a book on Fatherhood and Men’s Issues, In Search Of Fatherhood – Transcending Boundaries ; the Managing Editor of a quarterly international male parenting journal — IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD® — which moderates a Global Dialogue on Fatherhood and is distributed in Australia, Italy, Trinidad and Tobago, Norway, South Africa, Ghana, Canada, Botswana, Jamaica, and the United States; and the creator and moderator of IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD®’s blog . The concept for IN SEARCH OF FATHERHOOD® was created by Sears’ mentor, the late L.T. HENRY, a classically trained jazz musician who briefly performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra and was a former drummer for internationally acclaimed songstress and film and television actress Ms. Della Reese; author; photojournalist; and sales and success motivation trainer who died in March 1999. Ms. Sears’ work on Fatherhood and Men’s Issues which began in 1999, has helped to perpetuate her late mentor’s legacy and resurrect his vision for an interactive Fatherhood Forum.
During our conversation, Ms. Sears talks about:
– How she has carried on L.T. Henry’s (her mentor) dream about manhood and fatherhood
– How she met L.T. Henry and what she learned from him about life and men
– What impressions she had about men when she was younger
– The great mentorship she received from her uncle and her grandmother
– How she started In Search Of Fatherhood which was launched August 15, 1999
– The history behind International Men’s Day which started in 1999 and how she got involved
– The goals of International Men’s Day
– How does she react about the fact she is a woman running International Men’s Day
– Some things that women need to know about men that they may not Know
Dr. Vibe’s AlliesMike RameyThe Victory Unlimited ShowHenri Morris
On this edition Dr. Vibe’s Allies, Mike Ramey, Victory Unlimited and Henri Morris, discuss Martin Luther King’s Dream “I Have A Dream … 50 Years Later” and where Black America stands fifty years since Dr. King’s speech.
During the conversation, the following questions are raised and discussed:
– What did the 1963 march mean to Black people?
– Do you think that the 1963 March On Washington was successful?
– What did the March On Washington reveal about the character, character and the constitution of the people of that era?
– What did they think about the media coverage of 50th Anniversary of the March On Washington?
– What was the difference between this year’s March vs. the March in 1963?
– What did 1963 March achieve politically, economically and historically? What has changed 50 years later?
– How much of the March On Washington was Dr. Vibe taught?
– Is the time right for Black Canadians to march for civil rights?
– In the last fifty years, has there been any event that has left an impact as
– Do Black American have the resources and capabilities today to have another March as significant as the one in 1963?
– How can Black use technology to move forward to “the promise land”?
– What do Blacks need to do to make a significant, positive and lasting change?
Anthony Morgan, a black Canadian lawyer and author, comments on how no prominent Canadian media outlets have provided a much-needed black male Canadian’s reaction Orville Lloyd Douglas article Why I hate being a black man. Click on the link below to read Anthony’s take.
