Aleasa Word is the co-host of “The Professed Word” show and a regular guest on our show. Click on the link below to read her article, “Death Of The Black Man From The Inside Out”.
There is a special event happening on Monday, September 9th, 2013.
In relation to residents of Regent Park of Toronto and how important our grandparents are in laying our foundations, Chef Anthony Mair, and Carl Cassell (Harlem Restaurants) are donating their time and chef resources to a Grandparents’ Day Celebration in Regent Park in Toronto.
Chef Anthony and Carl will be preparing a special Soul Food menu (including a vegetarian soup and homemade bread) for two seniors homes. They’re helping the co-organizers of the event, Sister Silvia Gonzalez (a remarkable and dedicated nun, a senior herself, and a good friend of Anthony’s) and the manager of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Arsema Berhane, another senior advocate.
The senior-friendly community building happens at the Toronto Community Housing’s senior residences, 155 Sherbourne Street and the William Dennison Apartments located at 310 Dundas St., East. At 155 Sherbourne, there are 86 residents above the age of 59 and at 310 Dundas Street, East we have 169 residents above the age of 59.
Both Anthony and Carl can tell you stories about family and about the role and/or loss of grandparents and how that impacts. Mostly, they have received teachings passed on from the seniors in their families, just like many of us. For this reason and many more, they want to give back. We’re hoping we can make Monday an impromptu collective of people showing appreciation for all elders.
A recent English study shows that Black people are not just significantly more likely to be searched by police for drugs than their white peers, but face almost double the chance of being charged if any are found. Click on the link below to read more.
Saladin Davis "Life 101 - Lessons From A 13 Year Old Father"
Saladin DavisSaladin Davis “Life 101 – Lessons From A 13 Year Old Father”
Saladin Davis is a professional motivator with a passion to assist the youth of America by breaking down all barriers blocking the road to their personal success. He looks to affect positive change in inner city/underprivileged communities by fueling the unrealized dreams of America’s youth. Saladin was born in Somerset, New Jersey in January 1984. He grew up with four older brothers who consequently became his paternal role models after the passing of his father in late 1990. Saladin was a talented athlete in his adolescence staring in Football and Track. When Saladin was in eighth grade his life took a drastic turn when he found out he was a father at the tender age of 13. This caused Saladin to grow up a little faster and different than most children his age. Though he was a teen father, his goals of playing college football and getting his degree never changed. In 2002 he was awarded a partial scholarship to play football at Stony Brook University where he graduated with his bachelor’s degree in Multidisciplinary Studies in 2007
While in school Saladin was consistently chosen to participate in forums and roundtable on various topics. Although these conventions were often recreational, they helped him identify his strengths as a public speaker. He had no anxiety in speaking to/with his peers. His ability to convey his point caught the eye of his athletic director who asked him to speak to a group of academically at risk athletes about the importance of turning their grades around. Academic revision was necessary to prevent them from expulsion and/or losing their athletic scholarships. Saladin became excited about the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others and began to reflect on whether this was something he could continue in his professional future. Though he was being called on to speak to many different groups, Saladin didn’t have a thought in his mind that this was what he was put on Earth to pursue.
Soon, out of curiosity and an innate desire to continue public speaking, Saladin joined Toastmasters International in Newark N.J. Through Toastmasters He was assured that he was an excellent speaker and his story could change lives. His speeches were so warmly received that he was asked to speak at the weekly meetings for his department of 600 employees. Saladin continued to sharpen his speaking skills within the workplace while in New Jersey and in January 2010 relocated to Charlotte. Joining the local Toastmasters club in Charlotte, he was convinced that he was put on this planet to motivate others. His goal is to encourage his audience to break down personal barriers and assist in leading them towards ultimate happiness. Saladin is passionate about helping others become solution oriented to reach their goals. His journey from a teen father to a full time single parent has incited his urge to assist those who are in situations similar to his. His target demographic is youth from the adolescent stage to collegiate years (i.e. sports teams, youth groups, and at risk teens). He aspires to not only motivate through powerful and passionate speeches, but to give them specific ways to work towards solutions. Saladin’s motto and favorite quote states, “the reason most people fail is because they give up what they want most for what they want at the moment”.
Mr. Davis will talking about his book “Life 101: Lessons From A 13 Year Old Father live on our show tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific.
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For the third year in a row, The Dr. Vibe Show™ will be helping promote the African and Black diaspora films that we be showing at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
Here is a list of the films. To find out more information about each film including purchasing tickets to view the film, please click on the film title or the corresponding image:
Under The Starry Sky Under The Starry Sky is a transcontinental drama that delves into the shadowy world of
undocumented travel, the debut feature from Senegalese filmmaker Dyana Gaye charts the interconnected destinies of three far-flung sojourners.
Something Necessary Something Necessary is Judy Kibinge’s daring yet elegant film is an uplifting parable about atonement, set against the deadly violence that followed the 2007 elections in Kenya.
To Repel Ghosts: Urban Tales From The African Continent To Repel Ghosts: Urban Tales From The African Continent is a This programme of shorts showcases remarkable and fiercely contemporary stories, from an ambiguous, Nairobi-set science fiction story to a Cape Town recreation of the myth of Noah’s ark.
Of Good Report Of Good Report is about an illicit affair between an introverted high school teacher and his pupil spirals out of control, in this controversial South African-set noir directed by Jahmil X.T. Qubeka.
iNumber Number iNumber Number – Adroitly written and directed by South African filmmaker Donovan Marsh, this action-packed heist thriller — about a pair of cops battling corrupt colleagues as well as a gang of armoured-car thieves — boasts an oddball cast that brings comic relief to the ruthless thuggery.
The Battle of Tabato The Battle of Tabato – A father arrives in Guinea-Bissau to give his daughter away at her wedding, but must also make peace with memories of his violent past there, in first-time feature director João Viana’s meditation on good and evil.
Half of a Yellow Sun Half of a Yellow Sun – Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years A Slave, Children of Men) and Thandie Newton (Crash, The Pursuit of Happyness) star in this epic chronicle of family ties and war from celebrated Nigerian playwright Biyi Bandele.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – Acclaimed British actor Idris Elba (TV’s The Wire) is magnetic as the legendary South African freedom fighter in this rousing adaptation of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography Long Walk to Freedom.
12 Years A Slave 12 YEARS A SLAVE – Director Steve McQueen follows the acclaimed Hunger and Shame with this shocking, based-on-fact story of a 19th-century freeman kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. The enormously talented Chiwetel Ejiofor leads an extraordinary cast that includes Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Paul Giamatti, Alfre Woodard and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Belle Belle – Gugu Mbatha-Raw takes the title role alongside Tom Wilkinson, Miranda Richardson, Emily Watson and Canada’s Sarah Gadon in the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate, bi-racial daughter of a Royal Navy admiral in 18th-century Britain.
1982 1982 – A father struggles to protect his daughter from the reality of her mother’s drug addiction in Tommy Oliver’s powerful, semi-autobiographical debut.
Bobo Bobô – In Lisbon, two women from different worlds — a privileged architectural
illustrator and a cheerful housekeeper from the city’s Guinean community — join together to save a young Guinean girl from ritual genital mutilation, in this sensitive and intimate second feature from immensely talented Portuguese director Inês Oliveira.
All Is By My Side All Is By My Side – OutKast’s André Benjamin stars as Jimi Hendrix in this biopic of the rock legend.
