The Dr. Vibe Show™

Dr. Thomas L. Ryer is a husband, dad, granddad, certified life coach, spiritual counselor, as well as Associate Pastor of Upon This Rock Ministries in Mount Vernon, New York. He is also CEO/Founder of Transitional Life Coach Spiritual Counseling LLC & Transitioning Into Society, Inc. Many are amazed with Dr. Ryer’s life story. It is one of the many hardships but a now triumphant story. His amazing transformation will touch you and ultimately change your life.

Dr. Ryer has working with various populations and organizations. Many have sought him to address issues that affect inner city youth particularly young men. Additionally, the reintegration community and the fatherhood initiative have called upon him to speak to youth regarding life skills. He is one of the leading consultants combating the issues of the youth of today.

Transitional Life Coach Spiritual Counseling LLC core principal is “Changing One Life at a Time”. Its goal is to assist individuals/groups with transforming their lives. They understand that change is not easy but is necessary in redefining and reinventing oneself.

Recently, Dr. Ryer was on our show. Some of the subjects that he talked about were:

– Going to prison for the first time at seventeen and being in prison two more times during his life and how he became a man in prison and how he has turned stumble blocks into stepping stones
– What did his mother instill in the seven kids
– Some of his prison experience and his journey of knowledge and self growth
– The loss of his first wife to terminal cancer and remarrying
– His relationship with his mother (the rock in his life)
– What would his life be like if he had a father and how has it impacted his life
– why educating himself has not been challenging
– The message he shares with troubled youth
– What has his life meant to him

You can contact Dr. Ryer via:

Website
Twitter
dr.thomas16@gmail.com
Phone: (631) 509-1435

God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,

Dr. Vibe

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Dr. Vibe asks Dr. Charles Corprew III and Amed Hazel , two African American men, about sex and masculinity when it comes to Black men.

The conversation includes:

- If there a lot of conversation about sex and hypermasculinity among Black men
- Black male sex stereotypes
- Why do men have blurred line between sex and domination?
- How do men handle friendship, masculinity,relationship
- What factor does a women play in a man's hypermasculinity?
- What effect does a man's growing up environment have on his masculinity?
- How are Black men handling this subject?
- What role has the emasculanation of Black men have on this subject

God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,

Dr. Vibe 


The scheduled panelists for tonight’s show are: Rodney Kellum, Dr. Lawrence A. Rasheed, LeRon L. Barton and Randall Barnes.

The panelists commented on the following stories:

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Walter Scott Was Shot On Camera. When Will He Receive Justice?

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Making America White Again

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Now Is the Time To Talk About What We Are Actually Talking About

The Dr. Vibe Show™: The Messy Truth With Van Jones CNN Town Hall – December 6, 2016

The Dr. Vibe Show™: The Legacy Of Barack Obama

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God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,

Dr. Vibe 

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Randall Barnes is an nineteen-year old author, internet personality, public speaker and mentor who currently resides in Macon, GA. Randall is already renowned for his positive, realistic, moral driven writings.

His first novel The Diary of Aaliyah Anderson has garnered over 55,000 reads on Wattpad.com and universal acclaim. He writes for the popular news website Urban Intellectuals, the relationship blog Courting Her and literary blog Straight, No Chaser. Randall is also the author of the eShort Riverview High: Circumstances, which hit number #2 on the Amazon charts in the week of its debut, sitting right under bestselling author Zane’s I’ll Be Home For Christmas the weekend of the debut of her movie Addicted.

Randall is now a freshman Middle Grades education major at Fort Valley State University. His book The Diary of Aaliyah Anderson is available for check out at the Henry A. Hunt Memorial Library at Fort Valley State University and all of the other 31 University System Of Georgia libraries, including the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech. He also was the first author to kick off the inaugural FVSU Author’s Series on October 14th. Along with his entrepreneurship, Randall consults over 35 Fort Valley State University students. His tutees include graduating seniors, sports players and even graduate students.

Recently, Mr. Barnes was live on our show. Some of the topics that he talked about:

– Some background about himself, where did his desire to write come from, the values that his parents raised him with
– How did he expose to so much culture at a young age including how rebellious stage was different than most teenagers
– The story behind his two books especially writing them from a Black women’s viewpoint
– The response from his parents and Black men to the books
– The story behind the article My Apology To Black Women
– How did he handle from being hated to being idolized by Black women
– When it comes to his writing, how does he differentiate between Black stereotypes and reality
– His call to action for young Black women and young Black men when it comes to relationships

You can contact Mr. Barnes via:

Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Email

Please feel free to email us at dr.vibe@thedrvibeshow.com

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God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,

Dr. Vibe


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The panelist for last Sunday’s show was Amed Hazel.

Amed gave his comments on the following stories:

The Dr. Vibe Show™: ‘As boys, we are told to be brave’ – Men On Masculinity And Mental Health

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Black Radicalism In The Age Of Castro

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Voting Rights, Already Under Siege, May Fare Worse Under Trump

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Trevor Noah Takes On Tomi Lahren – I ‘Don’t Believe’ You Don’t See Color

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Here’s Why Bob Johnson Says Black America Should Find Common Ground With Trump

Please feel free to email us at dr.vibe@thedrvibeshow.com

Visit our website at http://www.thedrvibeshow.com/

God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,

Dr. Vibe 

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The scheduled panelists for the October 23, 2016 show were: LeRon L. Barton and Galen D.Bingham.

The panelists commented on the following stories:

The Dr. Vibe Show™: This Awful Campaign Has Given Us A Glimpse Into A Secret World Of Men

The Dr. Vibe Show™: About Those 79 Cents

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Former Black Panther Leader On How The Party’s Enduring Spirit Started A Revolution

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Head Of Nation’s Largest Police Chief Group Issues Formal Apology For ‘Historical Mistreatment’ Of Racial Minorities

The Dr. Vibe Show™: To ‘Man Up’ Also Means to Stand Against Domestic Violence

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Visit our website at http://www.thedrvibeshow.com/

God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,

Dr. Vibe

 

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Karen Jewels understands the life challenges that many women face trying to keep everything together. Drawing from her own personal struggles and her interactions with other women, “So many people are fighting ” Karen says, “fighting depression, poverty, lack, loneliness, abuse…the list goes on. Through my music I want to encourage the listener that, by faith, these battles have been won. I wan’t people to know that what I do is not just about the music, but it’s my journey towards success, documented through various forms of media. Everything that I share with the world is part of that theme.”

A busy mother who is determined to be an example of success for her children. Karen is also the owner of Upright Music Republic, a group of creative visionaries that executes creative ideas, develops and launches like-minded artists and organizations. Through music, media and the arts they produce creative content that promotes positive change.

On stage and has Karen has opened for groups such as Champion and Grammy Award winner Tye Tribbett. She has performed background vocals for various Toronto artists. As an actress, Karen has also performed theatrically in musicals like Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Lion King. Her Television credits include Walt Disney’s The Music Man, Nickelodeon’s Make it POP, Beauty and the Beast and Saving Hope and The Strain.

Powered by her faith, Karen has a passion for arts and desire to uplift, inspire and impact her surroundings. With the 2008 release of her EP, Creation Groans and her 2012 full-length album The Victor Project, Karen brings listeners on her inspiring journey of overcoming challenges through God’s love and grace.

Karen Jewels is a prolific artist with a musician’s heart who, through the vein of melodious creativity, unveils to the world the reality of God. Her music projects a voice which speaks to the core of the heart. As a singer and songwriter she invites us into an exciting journey on which there exists a backdrop that ranges from head nodding Hip-Hop Soul to Alternative to rhythmic Electronic Music and Spoken Word.

Last August, before a fundraising event, Karen was on our show. During our conversation Karen talked about:

– Some of her background
– Where did her creativity come from and the getting Lion King gig
– The story behind her first album how she wrote an entire album
– Some successes during her journey
– Why she was the doing the fundraising event
– How cancer has affected her family
– Information about childhood cancer

You can connect with Karen via:

Website
Facebook 
Twitter
YouTube
Soundcloud

Please feel free to email us at dr.vibe@thedrvibeshow.com

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God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,

Dr. Vibe 

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THE DR. VIBE SHOW - LLOYD J. VASSELL - VASSELL FOODS - NOVEMBER 17 - 2016

Lloyd J. Vassell is a sales and marketing professional with more than 30+ years in the consumer goods, multi-media and high-tech industries. While working for Avon Products’ Pacific Marketing Group, Chancellor and Trefoil Broadcasting Companies, and Sun Microsystems, he excelled in growing the business, creating long-lasting relationships and penetrating non-traditional markets.

In 1997, Lloyd joined the Marketing Department of Sun Microsystems as the Sr. Manager of Corporate Branding and Global Sponsorship. Installed the policies and procedures that allowed for smoother acceptance and delivery of Corporate sponsorships. During his tenure, he worked on the sponsorships of the McLaren West Mercedes Formula One racing team, NBA, NHL, and NFL properties. His largest challenge was in developing the Sun Microsystem Par-3 Challenge, a PGA Tour event.

In 1999, Lloyd left Sun to create eSportNetwork; a digital content management company specializing in producing collegiate and amateur sports for the Internet’s broadband communities. He was savvy enough to negotiate and secure the digital rights for the Pac-10 and Big-10; developing and producing content before his larger counterparts realized the value of the content.

In 2003, Lloyd obtained his General Building and General Engineering licenses and built The Vassell Group, a certified minority-owned construction company. His firm specialized in luxury residential, commercial and public works projects.

In 2013, after suffering a serious health challenge, he decided to pursue his passion…cooking and food! He is building Vassell Foods Inc. into a leader in the Specialty Condiment segment of the Specialty food industry. He has taken his personal and family recipes, and is creating flavor profile not recently seen in the industry. Supporting his vision, Vassell Foods recently secured a contract with a branch of the military.

Lloyd is married to Lauren and they have two boys; They live in Oakland, California.

Recently, Lloyd appeared on our show. During our conversation, some of the topics Lloyd talked about were:

– Memories of growing up in a diverse neighbourhood in Brooklyn, New York
– What values did his parents exhibit while he was growing up
– His experience going to university in Idaho
– The journey along his professional career
– How Arawak Foods started and the early days
– The products that Arawak Foods offers
– Some advise for entrepreneurs
– His thoughts after the American presidential election

You can contact Lloyd via:

Website
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Google+
Pinterest

Please feel free to email us at dr.vibe@thedrvibeshow.com

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God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,

Dr. Vibe 


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