Karlyn Percil is from St. Lucia and has worked for a major financial instituton for 18 years She is an author, self love advocate and a inspirational speaker. She is passionate about making the world a better place for women and girls.
During our conversation, Karlyn shares about:
– Her “Naked Conversations With Women”
– How she overcame sharing her “Elephant Story” (she is survivor of child sexual abuse)
– How she ended up being the keynote speaker at a conference about child sexual abuse in the Barbados that was being put on by UNICEF
– How sharing her story has made her stronger
– The Break The Silence Initiative
– Encouraging women to share their Elephant Stories and maximize their full potential
– The importance of fighting against sexual abuse women and girls
– Her message for Black men when it comes to women who are or have been sexually abused
LaKesha Womack is an Author with six published books. She blogs on
her personal site (LaKeshaWomack.com) and her business site (WomackCG.com) as well as working as a Business Development and Marketing Consultant at Womack Consulting Group. LaKesha is active in her community as a minister within the AME Zion Church, Secretary of the Greenville District Ministerial Alliance and Treasurer on the Board of Directors of the By Faith Ministries Family Intervention Center while also serving as the South Central Region’s Chairperson of the Young Adults in Christian Ministries. Through her online radio show, The LaKesha Womack Show, she speaks and interviews guests about a variety of lifestyle, relationship, religious and business topics. Her goal is to help you develop personally, professionally and spiritually because… You can have it all!
LaKesha will be on our show live tonight via video at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. She will be talking about various subjects including the state of the Black church, Black economic empowerment and what it is like being a single mother raising a young son.
All you need to do to watch 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
With the ad revenue from March Madness going over the $1 billion dollar mark, is it time for college athletes to get paid? Click on the link below to read more.
Check our video chat with Ramon Hamilton of the Think Ten Media Group. Ramon chats about various subjects including: his various film projects, independent film making , writing, America and more!
Ramon Hamilton is a talented filmmaker committed to telling dynamic stories. Co-founder of Think Ten Media Group, Ramon is primarily a Writer/Director, who also has skills as a Camera Operator and Editor. His latest film, SMUGGLED, received 15 Official Selections and 5 Best Of Awards on the Film Festival circuit in 2012, including Best Dramatic Feature of the Mexico International Film Festival. SMUGGLED tells the story of a 9 year-old boy and his mother as they are smuggled into the U.S. in a small compartment of a tourist bus.
Additional notable film credits for Ramon include: “Rachel’s Fortune”, which he directed and co-produced and which was an official selection at several film festivals, winning top honors as Best Film for Youth at Toronto’s COMMFest (Community Film Festival); “Inclusion Through the Arts: Special Children’s Art Foundation”, a short documentary film he directed, produced and shot accepted into the Picture This Film Festival in Toronto; “The Hiding”, a feature-length narrative film he directed and produced that is now available at major retail and rental outlets; and “Grandma’s House”, which he produced and has also done well on the international film festival circuit. He also has a documentary project, “Underdogs: The Story of a Successful Public School”, currently in post-production. Additionally, through the Script 2 Screen program, Ramon has mentored several youth film projects and young filmmakers, including helping students create films that explore important issues, such as a project he worked on regarding the subject of homelessness with a group of youth at Peachland Elementary School in Santa Clarita, CA and a film project focused on social change with the Social Justice Humanitas Academy in Los Angeles, CA.
Ramon holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in Psychology (2003). As a filmmaker, he got his start at UMass and while studying abroad in Egypt. Ramon is a member of NALIP and has served, in the past, on the Equal Employment Opportunity Board of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
All you need to do watch 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
John C. Turner, M.S. is an Indianapolis, Indiana USA native born & raised. John graduated from Indiana State University, in Terre Haute, IN with his B.S. in Electronics Technology (2005) & M.S. in Student Affairs & Higher Education (2007). John’s Passions in working in Student Affairs include Diversity & Minority Higher Education Initiatives & Collegiate Athletics. John works currently at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, IN as an Assistant Director of Academic Advising, School of Business Liaison & Adjunct Professor with the Foundations of Success Department. As an Adjunct Professor, John was blessed with the opportunity to teach the very first IVYT 120 Student Seminar Course Exclusively for African American Males. This course was created to focus on the retention and success of Ivy Tech Community College African American Male Students, who have the lowest Retention & Graduation rates of any demographic of students at the Institution.
John C. Turner is also a Model, Author, & Blogger. John is a John Casablancas Modeling & Acting Center Graduate who has been featured in several Modeling & Runway Shows in the Midwest. John is the Author of The Art Form of P.A.S.S.I.O.N. The Art Form of P.A.S.S.I.O.N. places PASSION in an acronym form which provides a prospective of the energy that burns inside of mankind that makes us look beyond our problems and shoot for our dreams. John C. Turner views how Passion broken down in parts shows the world the view of how being successful lies deep inside of a person’s passion to achieve excellence through overcoming life’s many obstacles and challenges. The Art Form of P.A.S.S.I.O.N. provides key concepts on the passion a person possesses inside and if pulled out, can help a person become efficient and effective in every area of their life. John’s “Passion Into Action” Articles are regularly featured on the Black Life Coaches & Your Black World Websites. John also has a live blog, Johnturnerworld.blogspot.com. John is a Man of God who loves Jesus Christ, an avid sports fan, and can be found on Twitter @THEPROFESSOR_JT
Aleasa Word is a professional life coach and small business consultant who specializes in emotional intelligence modeling to assist others seeking change for professional growth, personal growth and increased wealth. She is also a motivational speaker and workshop facilitator for various youth and adult development programs.
As a mentor of young women, music artist business manager, community outreach worker and national parent advocate for children with life threatening food allergies and asthma, she takes great pleasure in helping others make space on their “full plate of life” for their own dreams, goals and desires through coaching.
Her day to day life is balanced through continuous charity efforts and assistance of those with personal health challenges . To that end, she has also developed a specialty series of lectures dedicated to empowerment of people under that umbrella. This, coupled with 20+ years in her professional career that encompasses extensive expertise in critical investment administration services with a large focus on compliance and regulatory issues, created the opportunity for cross platform coaching. Based on the diversity of her experiences, the demographic of her client base is represented by both the busy corporate executive and the full-time parent as well as everything in between.
The passion she employs in all of her interests has landed her interviews with various media outlets including magazines like Women’s Day Digital Edition, Today’s Dietitian, Second Act and Asthma & Allergy Today. You may also view some of her work as she is a regular contributing writer on both blacklifecoaches.net and www.selfgrowth.com
During our conversation, John and Aleasa talk about:
– A little about their backgrounds
– The importance of education in their lives
– What they were doing before they starting life coaching
– Some special moments they have experienced while they have been life coaches
– How did they cross paths
– ““The Professed Word”” show that they have just started and some the topics that they will be addressing on the show
– Black business, Black economics, the emotional state of Black America
– @thejoyeride joins the discussion and asks John and Aleasa some great questions
Is it that true in the United States, at this time; most Black people still suffer the degradation and challenges brought about by both institutional and emotional racism? Click on the link below to read more.
Black American civil rights leader Al Sharpton feels that that Blacks spend too much time focused on entertainment and other trivia than on important issues affecting their lives. Those issues include money, personal finance and voting. Click on the link below to read more.
CBS sports analyst Doug Gottlieb caused a bit of controversy on Thursday evening when he made an awkward joke about being the only white man on a panel of black ex-pro basketball players during the network’s NCAA tournament Sweet 16 coverage. Click on the link below to read more.
