The Dr. Vibe Show™

The annual Visions Of Science Science Symposium is in it's 19th year.Founded in 1991, Visions Of Science is a Toronto based non-profit educational organization aiming to promote science and technology in Black,African-Canadian, Caribbean and Multicultural communities.In this episode, we speak and share with Francis Jeffers, the founder and Executive Director of Visions Of Science and the Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum. Enjoy!!For more information:Date: May 8, 2010Location: Ryerson University - George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, 245 Church Street (south east corner of Church Street and Gould Street)Phone: (416) 266-6464, (416) 839-2442 (Symposium Day)Website: http://www.vosnl.org/Feel free to email us at [email protected] and visit our podcast site at http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and [email protected]

In this interview, we have the opportunity to share and speak with Aaron Brown. Aaron received the Award for Athletics at the Black Business and Professional Association's (BBPA) annual Harry Jerome awards. Enjoy!!Please feel free to email us at [email protected] and visit our podcast site at http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegashttp://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/

Another recipient of the Black Business and Professional Association's (BBPA) of Toronto "Distinguished Men Of Honour" award was Dr. Mansfield Edwards. Dr. Edwards holds a Doctrate in Ministry Degree.

Recently, we had the opportunity to attend the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) of Toronto event, "Distinguished Men Of Honour".Before the start of this event, we had the opportunity to interview Farley Flex.Farley is one of the most recognizable Black Canadian male faces today.Farley has been actively developing the urban music market since the mid-1980's. He began as a concert promoter and artist manager, managing Canada's most successful solo rap artist, Maestro. Farley has also spent time on the FACTOR (Foundation To Assist Canadian Talent On Record) board, helping Canadian artists with financial assistance in the recording of music. He was also involved at the board level at the Canadian Independent Record Producers Association (CIRPA), which is the trade association representing the independent sector of the Canadian music and sound industry. Farley is also the principal founder of the Plasma Corporation, a music and media company based in Toronto, Ontario. With Plasma, Farley currently has in development various projects for television and film. Please feel free to email us at [email protected] and visit our podcast site at http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegashttp://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/

Ishmael Reed was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, but grew up in Buffalo, New York, where he attended the University of Buffalo, a private university that became part of the state public university system after he left. The university awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1995. He moved to New York City in 1962 and co-founded with the late Walter Bowart the "East Village Other", a well-known underground publication. He was also a member of the Umbra Writers Workshop, an organization that helped establish the Black Arts Movement and promoted a Black Aesthetic. Mr. Reed has written nine novels and has edited thirteen anthologies. Ishmael Reed is a founder of the Before Columbus Foundation, which since 1980 has annually presented the American Book Awards; the Oakland chapter of PEN; and There City Cinema, an organization that furthers the distribution and discussion of films from throughout the world. Two of his books have been nominated for National Book Awards, and a book of poetry, "Conjure", was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. His "New and Collected Poems", 1964-2007, received the Commonwealth Club of California's Gold Medal. Reed's novels, poetry and essays have been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Hebrew, Hungarian, Dutch, Korean, Chinese and Czech, among other languages. Ishmael Reed's texts and lyrics have been performed, composed or set to music by Albert Ayler, David Murray, Allan Touissant, Carman Moore, Taj Mahal, Olu Dara, Lester Bowie, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Ravi Coltrane, Leo Nocentelli, Eddie Harris, Anthony Cox, Don Pullen, Billie Bang, Bobby Womack, Milton Cardonna, Omar Sosa, Fernando Saunders, Yosvanni Terry, Jack Bruce, Little Jimmy Scott, Robert Jason, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Cassandra Wilson and others. Since the early 1970s, Ishmael Reed has championed the work of other writers, founding and serving as editor and publisher of various small presses and journals. His current publishing imprint is Ishmael Reed Publishing Company, and his online literary magazine, "Konch", featuring poetry, essays and fiction, can be found at www.ishmaelreedpub.com. Reed recently retired from teaching at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught for thirty-five years. He currently lives in Oakland, California with his wife of almost 40 years, Carla Blank, the acclaimed author, choreographer, and director. We interviewed Mr. Reed at A Different Booklist bookstore in Toronto where he was promoting his most recent book, "Barack Obama and the Jim Crow Media or The Return of the Nigger Breakers". We would like to thank A Different Booklist and Baraka Books in setting up our interview with Mr. Reed. You can find more information on Mr. Reed at his website www.ishmaelreedpub.com. Please feel free to email us at [email protected] God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith, Vibe and Vegas [email protected] http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/

Meditation. Many think that it does not work, many think that it does.In this episode, we speak and share with Morgan O. Smith.Morgan has had an interesting life. He was an established comedian and heavily involved in the entertainment industry for 14 years. Then, he felt that "something was missing". He started doing and studying meditation. He shares with us how meditation has helped him personally and professionally. Morgan has been studying Eastern Philosophy & Metaphysics and has been practicing meditation/yoga for almost 10 years. He holds a Teacher's Certificate in Transformation Meditation and is certified in Meditation. He is a member of the SHA (Sound Healer Association).He is a Yinnergy Practitioner. Yinnergy is a very sophisticated form of nero-audio technology. Through stereo headphones, Yinnergy puts the participant into deep meditative states, overtime leading to emotional, mental and spiritual growth.Morgan has just opened his practice four weeks ago. Here is the contact information:Corrective Healthcare Group1371 Neilson Road, Suite 206,Scarborough, Ontario.M1B 4Z8Phone: (416) 281-0640Fax: (416) 281-9519 Email: [email protected] Feel free to email us at [email protected] and visit our podcast site at http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and [email protected]