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STORY ON BEN CHAVIS FROM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

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During Michael Coteau’s interview at:
http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/vibe-and-vegas-show-michael-coteau-education-is-the-key/.  He mentioned that one of his mentors is Ben Chavis.  If you click on the link below, you will get the opportunity to read a Los Angeles Times story from May 31, 2009 on how Mr. Chavis turned around the fortunes of three Oakland, California schools. Enjoy!!

Spitting in the eye of mainstream education – latimes.com.

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WILLIAM PEYTON HUBBARD – TORONTO'S FIRST ELECTED OFFICIAL OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND FIRST BLACK MAYOR

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During Michael Coteau’s interview at http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/vibe-and-vegas-show-michael-coteau-education-is-the-key/ , he mentioned the name of William Hubbard. If you click on the link below, you can read about William Peyton Hubbard, Toronto’s first elected official of African decent and Toronto’s first Black Mayor. We would like to thank Michael for sharing this information. Enjoy!!

William Peyton Hubbard – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Dr. Vibe Show: PAULTON McKENZIE OF CARIBBEAN HEADLINE NEWS

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In this episode, we speak and share with Paulton McKenzie, producer of the show, Caribbean Headline News. Caribbean Headline News is a news show on Rogers cable (Ontario, Canada) reporting on local events, issues, and talent. It also covers news stories from the Caribbean. The show airs every second Saturday at 12 noon. It is going into its second season (starting on September 11, 2010) on television. It has been online at http://www.caribbeanheadlinenews.com/ for 2 ½ years.

During this episode, Paulton tells us his story about growing up and overcoming. We will interview him about Caribbean Headline News in the near future. Enjoy!!

If you would like to contact Paulton, feel free to email him at: info@caribbeanheadlinenews.com.

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God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,
Vibe and Vegas
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The Dr. Vibe Show: RICHILOUS – A MUSICAL TRIPLE THREAT

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In this episode, we talk and share with musical performer Richilous.

Richilous talks about growing up in and memories of Jamaica, his first musical performance, coming to Canada on Valentine’s Day, his past and current musical influences, the importance of knowing the business side of the music business and being a “musical triple threat”. Enjoy!!

We would like to thank Richilous for taking the time to speak and share with us. If you would like for information, please go to http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=245055 and http://www.myspace.com/richilous.

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God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,
Vibe and Vegas
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The Dr. Vibe Show: CAMERON BAILEY – CO-DIRECTOR OF THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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Cameron Bailey

September in Toronto means that summer is coning to an end, summer holidays are over and back to school for many people. But, it also means that it is time for the 35th Toronto International Film Festival which runs from September 9 – September 19. This year’s festival features over 300 films, 122 world premieres from over 60 countries.

In this episode, we speak and share with Cameron Bailey , the co-director of the Toronto International Film Festival. Cameron shares his story from his days growing up in England, to coming to Toronto, his journey to becoming the co-director of the biggest and most important film festivals in the world and the joy of being a father. If you would like more information on the festival, please go to http://tiff.net/. Enjoy!!

We would like to thank Cameron for taking time to speak and share with us.

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God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,
Vibe and Vegas
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The Dr. Vibe Show: NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS CANADA

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When we last ran into the National Society of Black Engineers, it was between March 31st to April 4th this year, during their annual convention in Toronto (NSBE’s first annual convention outside of the United States).

Well, it is been a few months since the conference, we thought that it would be a great idea to catch up with NSBE Canada to see what is going on and to have their share some moments and memories from the convention.

In this episode, we speak the current members of NSBE Canada’s Executive Board at Harlem Underground Restaurant. Enjoy!!

We would like to thank Ayokanmi Falade, NSBE Canada Chairperson and the members of the NSBE Canada Executive Board for taking the time to share with us. Stay tuned to our site for information on the NSBE Canada conference being held at Ryerson University in Toronto from October 15, 2010 to October 17, 2010. For more information on NSBE Canada, please go to their website at http://www.nsbecanada.wordpress.com.

Here is a list of previous NSBE podcasts for your listening pleasure:

http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/vibe-and-vegas-show-anne-t-griffin-national-society-of-black-engineers-nsbe-public-relations-chairperson-at-the-2010-annual-convention-in-toronto/

http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/vibe-and-vegas-show-stacyann-p-russell-and-stevenson-a-dunn-jr-of-the-national-society-of-black-engineers-nsbe-our-first-vidcast/

http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/opening-night-of-the-2010-nsbe-convention-in-toronto/

http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/vibe-and-vegas-show-a-roundtable-with-national-society-of-engineers-nsbe-representatives-blacks-and-engineering/

http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/the-national-association-of-black-engineers-nsbe-talks-about-their-36th-annual-convention-in-toronto-from-march-31-2010-to-april-4-2010/

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God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,
Vibe and Vegas
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The Dr. Vibe Show: VIDEO INTERVIEW OF DEBRA EHRHARDT – STAR OF THE PLAY "JAMAICA FARWELL"

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Last week, we had the opportunity to do a phone interview with Debra Ehrhardt, star of the one woman play, “Jamaica Farewell”, while she was at her home in Los Angeles.

Well, Debra is in Toronto to perform “Jamaica Farewell” at The Glen Gould Studio (270 Front Street West in Toronto, http://www.cbc.ca/glenngould/) today at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

I had the pleasure and opportunity to interview Ms. Ehrhardt last night after she arrived in Toronto. I would like to thank David Blackman for assisting with the recording and Roger Dundas of Kingston 6 Entertainment (416-918-9045, info@k6e.ca) for making this interview happen. Finally, we would like to thank Debra and her son who are great people! Enjoy!!

You can listen to Debra’s phone interview by clicking on: http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/vibe-and-vegas-show-debra-ehrhardt-star-of-jamaica-farewell/

If you would like to find out more about Ms. Ehrhardt or “Jamaica Farewell”, please go to http://www.jamaicafarewelltheplay.com/index.php.

If you want to check out the play, you can purchase tickets today ($35, $25 for students and seniors) at the Glen Gould Theatre box office.

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The Dr. Vibe Show: BRANDON HAY OF THE BLACK DADDIES CLUB WILL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION IN BRAMPTON, ONTARIO ON AUGUST 27, 2010

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A friend of the show, Brandon Hay, Executive Director of the Black Daddies Club (http://www.blackdaddiesclub.com/), wanted our listeners to know about an event the he will be involved with on Friday, August 27th. Here are the details:

VERB Educational Services
(Victorious, Empowerment, Restoration, Balance!)

Presents: The Absence of Black Fathers in the Black Community
When: Friday, August 27th @ 7:00 p.m.
Where: The Brampton Civic Centre at 150 Central Park Drive (Lower Level, Library Meeting Room, Elevator A – Not in the Brampton Library)

Speaker: Brandon Hay from the Black Daddies Club will discuss parenting issues as well as the issues facing the Black Community. At the age of 24, Hay became a first time father. Raised by a single mother, he was filled with anxiety and fear about his own ability to be a father.

Topics include:

¨- The effects and struggles of fatherless youth in the black community
– Strategies for change

For more information please call: 416-725-4909

Registration $10.

All are welcome

Its time for change!

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God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,
Vibe and Vegas
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The Dr. Vibe Show: DR. VIBE ON "COLIN'S EDGE"

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Hey … It is Dr. Vibe. A few days ago, I mentioned that I was invited to appear on “Colin’s Edge” where Colin and myself would be talking about President Barack Obama and the Wyclef Jean’s interest in becoming the next president of Haiti.

Thanks to Colin, you know can listen to the show!! Enjoy!!

Check out Colin’s show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/colinsedge. You can listen to it live, download it to your media player or your computer or you can listen to it on demand. He is doing great stuff and we at “The Dr.Vibe Show” are big supporters of Colin.

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God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,
Vibe and Vegas
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The Dr. Vibe Show: DEBRA EHRHARDT – STAR OF "JAMAICA FAREWELL"

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Debra Ehrardt

In this episode, we have the opportunity to interview and share with Ms. Debra Ehrhardt. Ms. Ehrhardt is the award-winning writer, performer and star of the one woman play, “Jamaica, Farewell”. “Jamaica, Farewell”  tells the journey Ms. Ehrhardt took to leave Jamaica during the political unrest in the 1970’s. Left to her own devices, she risked prison time and even death in her attempt to pull off a daring and dangerous caper. With the unwitting help of an infatuated American CIA agent, she realized her lifelong dream of starting over in America. “Jamaica, Farewell” is  Ms. Ehrhardt’s third one-woman show. In January of 2010, Rita Wilson-Hanks, producer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, optioned the movie rights to “Jamaica, Farewell” with a full U.S. tour of the play to open spring 2011.

Ms. Ehrhardt will be performing “Jamaica, Farewell” in Toronto on August 28, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Tickets for “Jamaica, Farewell” are $30.00 in advance and $35.00 day of. Tickets can be purchased from August 1st at Roy Thomson Hall (60 Simcoe St., 416-593-4828, http://www.ticketmaster.ca/search?tm_link=tm_header_search&q=jamaica+farewell&search.x=0&search.y=0) and online at http://www.ticketweb.ca/snl/Search.action?query=glenn+gould , http://www.ticketgateway.com, http://www.totix.ca/.

Tickets can be purchased at these outlets from August 15th:

Loc N Twist:
49 Hillcrest Ave, Brampton: (905) 463-1747
14 St. Andrews Blvd, Toronto: (416) 850-0336

If you would like to find out more about Ms. Ehrhardt or “Jamaica Farewell”, please go to http://www.jamaicafarewelltheplay.com/index.php.

We are really to have done Ms. Ehrhardt’s first Canadian interview!!! We would like to thank Roger Dundas of Kingston 6 Entertainment (416-918-9045, info@k6e.ca) for arranging this interview.

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Vibe and Vegas
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