The Dr. Vibe Show™

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: [email protected] free to email us at [email protected] and visit our podcast site at http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/. If you live in North America, you can leave us a voice mail at 1-866-280-9385.God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and [email protected]://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/Twitter: http://twitter.com/vibeandvegas

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 .Please feel free to email us at [email protected]. If you live in North America, you can leave us a voice mail at 1-866-280-9385 (toll free).God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegashttp://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/[email protected]: http://twitter.com/vibeandvegas

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. Please feel free to email us at [email protected]. If you live in North America, you can leave us a voice mail at 1-866-280-9385 (toll free).God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegashttp://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/[email protected]: http://twitter.com/vibeandvegas

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/Please feel free to email us at [email protected]. If you live in North America, you can leave us a voice mail at 1-866-280-9385 (toll free).God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegashttp://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/[email protected]: http://twitter.com/vibeandvegas

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We have been hunting down him for a while!! Who would that be? Nigel Barriffe. He is an educator, an activist and a politician. He is also one of the first two guests that we had on our show. In this episode, we chat with Nigel about the African Heritage Educators Network (AHEN). Nigel is the Public Relations Officer for AHEN. AHEN collectively represents students, educators and parents of African Heritage through advocacy in policy, staffing, parent and community, programming and curriculum. By ensuring student success and strengthening the development of our human resources, we will empower both our students and our communities. Nigel also talks about the key role that AHEN played in opening Toronto's first Afrocentric school which opened in September 2009. We also talk about the school's first year and what help it needs. Enjoy!!You can find out more information about Toronto's Afrocentric school:Website: http://www.tdsb.on.ca/SchoolWeb/_site/viewitem.asp?siteid=10423&pageid=19951&menuid=23019Phone: (416) 395-5251Principal: Thando Hyman-AmanYou can find out more information about AHEN at it's website: http://www.ahen.ca/Feel free to email us at [email protected] and visit our podcast site at http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/. If you live in North America, you can leave us a voice mail at 1-866-280-9385.God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and [email protected]://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/

In this episode we interview author of the book, "Detox", Vidal Chavannes. Vidal talks and shares with us his growing up in Toronto, how "Detox" became a reality and some of his influences. Here is a description of "Detox":"There are books about unrest, tensions that run through a community, and solutions for these conditions. In "Detox", by social observer and activist Vidal Chavannes, readers are pulled into the history, psychology, and culture of the Black community. An edgy and sometimes painful narration, Chavannes shares his frustration and occasional rage at the combination of conditions that foment increased conflict in a community already struggling for acceptance...and survival. Spurred by the tragedy that became known as Bloody Sunday, when four young Black men were gunned down by other young Black men in the City of Toronto, Chavannes considers the causes and implications of this terrible event, and explores the attitudes and behaviours of local educators and police, and all those factions struggling to deal with a diverse, possibly explosive, and potentially dynamic environment."Vidal was born in and is a resident of Greater Toronto. Not only is he a book author but he is an educator, activist and a motivational speaker. Enjoy!!If you would like to get in contact with Vidal or purchase a copy of "Detox", please contact:Phone: (416) 302-9729Website: http://www.detoxthebook.com or at http://www.amazon.com/Feel free to email us at [email protected] and visit our podcast site at http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/. If you live in North America, you can leave us a voice mail at 1-866-280-9385.God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and [email protected]

Another first for the show!! Over the last few months, we have been working on being able to conduct telephone interviews (for interviewees who are based in North America) for the show for you. Well, we are pleased to say that we are now able to do telephone interviews for the show!!!In our first telephone interview, we have Colin Jobe, a fellow Toronto podcaster who we had on previous episodes. Enjoy!! To check out the previous episodes that Colin has appeared on, please click on:http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2010/06/05/vibe-and-vegas-show-vibe-and-vegas-on-the-cutting-edge-with-colin-jobe/http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/vibe-and-vegas-show-colin-jobe-of-the-cutting-edge-and-colins-edge/http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/vibe-and-vegas-show-vibe-and-vegas-with-colin-jobe-the-g20-and-the-world-economy/You can listen to Colin on "Colin's Edge" every Wednesday from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Blog Talk at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/colinsedge. Colin also is on "The Cutting Egde" on CHRY (http://www.chry.fm/) on the second Sunday of each month from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Eastern Time). We are very excited about having the opportunity to do telephone interviews for the show. It will allow us to interview more people for the show which will make the show better for you!!!If you would like to suggest someone who lives in North America for us to interview or would like to contact us, please feel free to email us at [email protected] or call us and leave us a voice mail message at 1-866-280-9385 (toll free in North America).God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and [email protected]