There has been much talk amongst many Blacks about Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, “Django Unchained”, which stars Jamie Foxx. Click on the link below to read Dr. Boyce Watkins Finance Professor at Syracuse University and a note African American columnist gives his take about the movie.
Alfonzo Porter“More Like Barack, Less Like Tupac – Educating the Achievement Gap by Countering Decades of the Hip Hop Hoax” By Alfonzo Porter
Al Porter is a popular national motivational speaker on contemporary educational issues, trends, legislative policy, reforms, and initiatives. As a education columnist with the RootDC (Washington Post) he covers a wide spectrum of issues pertaining to schools, students, and teachers. His radio show entitled “Say What??” w/Alfonzo Porter challenges conventional pedagogy and is broadcast on WOL AM1450 in Washington DC. He is the past President and CEO of Porter Education & Communications, Inc. (PE&C). From 1999 thru 2010, PE&C served as a national education management and development company specializing in a full portfolio of services to students, families, government agencies, and school systems.
Porter is a highly charged, dynamic speaker in the areas of business motivation, education, personal growth, and inspiration. He is also perfect for corporate, government, and national association events. Porter is a former award winning CEO, journalist, educator, author, trainer and youth advocate.
He is a highly sought after trainer and presenter on the academic achievement gap and its impact upon the American Workforce, Global Competitiveness, Economic Development, Teacher Training, and Student Preparedness from Kindergarten through College Graduation.
A native of St. Louis, MO, Al received his undergraduate degree in Journalism and Public Relations in Denver. He attended The Ohio State University where he completed his Master of Arts degree in Educational Policy and Leadership. He holds a Graduate Certificate in Management from the George Washington University School of Professional Studies. He is currently a Doctoral candidate in the Administration of Teaching and Learning.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Porter has been a staunch advocate for youth. Whether in his many roles as a YMCA director, Boys/Girls Club professional, national motivational speaker, newspaper reporter, teacher, principal, author and business owner, he has continued to strive to help at-risk young men and women realize their personal and academic potential.
Mr. Porter is a strong community supporter serving on the boards of directors of the Chamber of Commerce, The Education Industry Association, and Court Appointed Special Advocates among many others.
Over the tenure of his business, he has launched a coordinated effort to explore the issues surrounding the under achievement of minority students nationally. His “Erasing the Achievement Gap” Conference Series gathered some the most prolific educators from around the country to explore the root causes and develop research and evidenced based strategies to confront the achievement gap that exists between minority children and their white and Asian counterparts.
Mr. Porter has been named Small Business of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce, One of the Fastest Growing Firms by Inc. Magazine. He received a National Leadership Award from the Business Advisory Council. Additionally, Mr. Porter has been honored as Businessman of the Year by the NRCC. He is listed in Who’s Who among Executives and Professionals. He received the Network Journal’s 40 leaders under 40 Award, as well as the Wynnwood Image Award. He was twice honored as one of 50 Influential Minorities in Business by the Minority Enterprise Executive Council.
Mr. Porter will be on our show live tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific. During our interview, Mr. Porter will be discussing the condition of black boys in the United States as a result of the images promulgated through hip hop culture for the past three decades. The negative behaviors and outlook as a result of continually being billed as hustlers, ganagsters, and thugs is having an exacting toll. The wholesale march to jail and the cemetery must end now. Our boys are being annihilated right before our eyes; worse, they are the biggest perpetrators of crimes against one another. Further, they are the poorest performing students in school among all sub-groups. We must accept the truth if we are to address these issues. He will also talk about his latest book, “More Like Barack, Less Like Tupac: Eradicating the Achievement Gap by Countering Decades of the Hip Hop Hoax.”
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 and Show Homepage at http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST. 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
Recently, we had more members of Ebony Toastmasters on our show.
This episode features Maryle Monifiston and Janali Davis.
Maryle was born in Port au Prince, Haiti. She has a background in Law (Intellectual Property). Maryle recently started teaching at a French college in Toronto. Here interested include dancing, photography and writing. She has been a member of Ebony Toastmasters since 2006 and has been the president of Ebony Toastmaster since last July.
During our conversation Maryle and Ebony share:
– About the benefits of being a better speaker
– Is there a difference between speaking to and sharing with an audience?
– Some background on Barack Obama’s 2004 Democratic Party speech which had many people recognize him as a good speaker and how it brought him to worldwide attention
– How Bill Clinton developed as a great speaker
– what makes Barack Obama and Bill Clinton them great speakers
– Their personal testimonies on how becoming a better public speaker has helped them
– How do you know that your audience is engaged when you are delivering a speech?
– The toughest best speaking technique that each of them has overcome
Darion D’Anjou“Genetika Gene Book 1” By Darion D’Anjou
Live tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific, we will speaking with Darion D’Anjou. Darion will be talking about his debut graphic novel, “Genetika: Gene, book i”.
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 and Show Homepage at http://thedrvibeshow.com/ tonight at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST. 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
Click on the link below to watch American political commentator, Roland S. Martin, hosting a discussion on his show “Washington Watch” about “Gun Violence Among Black Men”.
Rohan Francis - Owner and Operator: Quest Personal Training
Rohan Francis – Owner and Operator: Quest Personal Training
Rohan Francis, Owner and Operator of Quest Personal Training is an internationally Certified Trainer. He has helped well over 1000 people improve their health and fitness during his 20 years in the fitness business.
During our conversation, Rohan talked about how people can get through the holiday season without either destroying the fitness goals they have already achieved or gaining weight. He also shared about his approach getting people active and fit.
Rohan also talked about:
– A bit of his background
– His involvement in the fitness industry for twenty years
– The moment that he decided to get involved in the fitness industry
– Being abusiness owner for the last ten years and what caused him to go his own
– Where did the name “Quest Personal Training” come from
– How the fitness industry be more real with people
– The importance of eating breakfast, lunch and dinner daily
– How he deals with his clients
– How has the fitness industry changed during his career
– The demographics of his clients and what each of them are looking for
– How much time does he spend investing in his business outside of dealing with his clients
– Some fitness fallacies
