Many black people and persons of mixed racial background in Cuba believe that a change in the country’s political system is needed to improve the lives of this non-white sector of the population. Click on the link below to read more.
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American President Barack Obama speaks at the Morehouse College commencement ceremony.
During our live interview, 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 8:30 p.m. Eastern/5:30 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
Does Barack Obama’s administration have one way of addressing the social ills that afflict black people — and particularly black youth — and another way of addressing everyone else? Click on the link below to read more.
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Ernest Owens is a Communication & Public Service major at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as the Campus Editor of ULoop, Inc., broadcasts his hit radio show “Ernestly Speaking!” on WQHS.org, and was an elected student government representative at Penn. He launched his career in media as the former video producer and op-ed columnist for The Daily Pennsylvanian. Ernest has interned at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, NBC Philadelphia, and Cross-Cultural Solutions, Inc. He currently is a blogger for The Huffington Post, where he writes on a variety of social issues regarding race relations, social media/policy, and entertainment. His writing has been featured in the collegiate section of USA Today, The Root, and other social web publications. Ernest has also provided commentary on numerous nationally syndicated radio shows and has even been featured on the hit TV show “The Stream” on Al Jazeera English. His work has received “Most Popular” citations on The Huffington Post and his writing has even been honored with the Gold Circle Award for Best Personal Opinion by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. In his leisure, Ernest enjoys doing community service as an active brother of Alpha Phi Omega (ΑΦΩ) Fraternity, Inc. and mentoring youth in West Philadelphia. When not blogging, he loves chatting with people on Twitter so toss a tweet to @MrErnestOwens and check out more of his writings/commentary at his personal blog: The Ernest Media Empire!
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Hamlin Grange – Co-founder Of The Innoversity Creative Summit
Hamlin Grange is co-founder of the Innoversity Creative Summit. He is also President of DiversiPro a diversity and inclusion consulting firm that helps organizations to succeed in being reflective, responsive and relevant to the changing markets and communities they serve. He has made presentations and conducted workshops on diversity to media managers and senior leaders in the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden as well as South Africa, the Caribbean and the United States and Canada.
Hamlin came to Toronto from Jamaica in 1964. He went to school in Toronto and then earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Colorado where he studied journalism, African American history and social movement in the United States.
During our conversation, Hamlin discusses:
– Some of his journalism journey
– When he decided to get into media (he was going to be an electrician)
– The history behind Innoversity Creative Summit and what does “Innoversity” mean
– The first Innoversity Creative Summit that occurred in the aftermath of 9/11 in which they had Malcolm Gladwell as a speaker
– Some the challenges with putting on the Innoversity Creative Summit
– Some of the presenters at this year’s Innoversity Creative Summit
– His thoughts on the current state of diversity in Canadian media and what needs to be done and what is happening to improve the situation
– What does this year’s Innoversity Creative Summit offer those who are attending
– A few success stories from Innoversity Creative Summit
You can find out more about this year’s Innoversity Creative Summit via:
For the first time, in the 2012 American presidential election, African Americans were more likely to vote than non-Hispanic whites were. Click on the link below to read more.
