Dr. Kami J. Anderson has published extensively in both English and Spanish in scholarly and trade journals as well as in national US news publications. She has traveled to 17 countries across the globe for academic and professional endeavors. She is a strong advocate for study abroad in particular for students of color. A loving mother to four wonderful, bilingual children, Kami has a vested interest in the construction of identity with bilingualism. She has published the book, Language, Identity and Choice: Raising Bilingual Children in a Global Society (2015, Lexington Books) which talks about her own experiences raising her children bilingual.

Recently, Dr. Anderson was live on our show talking about Blacks Traveling And Living Abroad.

During our conversation, Dr. Anderson talked about:

– How did travel become part of her life
– The story on how she began to offer travel to others
– Some of the challenges with getting Black kids to travel and how parents and kids mindsets have changed over travelling abroad
– The trips that are easier to execute the fact that more Blacks are travelling abroad
– More travel companies of color marketing to people of color
– Some of special moments during her journey
– How does she balance her life
– What has her experience overseas taught her
– How does she choose her travel destinations and the work that it takes to make a trip happen
– What are Blacks missing if they don’t travel abroad
– How a trip changed one of the student’s life
– Some pushback that she has received
– If there is anything she would have done different
– Would she like to have her family in a foreign country
– What does her family think about her travel life
– Her recommendation for travel spots for students of color
– Her message to parents of color in regards to student of color and travel
– What is up next

You can connect with Dr. Anderson via:

The Color Of Language
Black Away From Home
Bilingual Brown Babies – Twitter
Black Away From Home – Twitter
Bilingual Brown Babies – Instagram
Dr. Kami J. Anderson – Website
Bilingual Brown Babies – Website
Email

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Dr. John Izzo is the bestselling author of seven books including the international bestsellers Awakening Corporate Soul, Values Shift, The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die, The Five Thieves of Happiness and Stepping Up.

John’s passion in helping organizations activate purpose with employees and customers has inspired him to write his 8th book, The Purpose Revolution: How Leaders Create Engagement and Competitive Advantage in an Age of Social Good, to be released March 13, 2018.

Over the last twenty years he has spoken to over one million people, taught at three major universities, advised over 500 organizations and is frequently featured in the media by the likes of Fast Company, PBS, CBC, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, and INC Magazine. He has advised some of the best companies in the world on activating purpose including DuPont, TELUS, Manulife, McDonald’s, SAPA, RBC, Lockheed Martin, Qantas Airlines, Humana, Microsoft, and the Mayo Clinic.

John was a pioneer in the Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability movements and is an Adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia where he is a co-founder of The Men’s Initiative which is dedicated to creating a more “equitable, compassionate and sustainable world through enhancing the wellbeing and integrity of men.” John also serves on the Advisory Board of Sustainable Brands.

Recently, Dr. Izzo was live on our show talking about Fathers Without Boarders.

During our conversation, Dr. Izzo talked about:

– Life growing up in New York deciding whether to be journalist, a politician or become become an ordained Presbyterian minister
– Life being a minister for eight years and why he transitioned to a life where he combines all three of his dreams
– the impact of his mother who raised him as a single mother and a specific minister had on his life
– What caused him to look deeper into manhood
– The story behind the Men’s Initiative
– The importance of a man’s relationship with his father and its impact
– The impact of the absence of a father in a man’s life
– The effect that the changing role of a father is having on fathers and society
– What are fathers telling him about the challenges they are facing
– The fact that more young fathers are willing to be vulnerable
– The shaming of male attributes versus the shaming of bad male behaviour
– The need to do human work for men to be better
– The challenge of men seeing the need to do work on themselves for men to “pop the cork”
– A great closing story to encourage men

You can find out more about Dr. John Izzo via:

Website
Twitter
Facebook
Vimeo
Blog
The Men’s Initiative
The Men’s Initiative – Twitter
Email

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Dr. Vibe and Jonathan "Juiceman" Shaw along with special guest Andre Findley have a conversation about the challenges that many Black families and children have when dealing with social services agencies and foster care. 

The scheduled panelists for tonight’s show are: Galen Bingham, Jim Kennedy and Ryan Singh.

The panelists will be commenting on the following stories:

The Dr. Vibe Show™: China Bans Hip-Hop Culture and Tattoos From TV

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Please Don’t Spank Your Kids

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Actress Julie Delpy Implies White Women Have It Worse than Blacks In Hollywood Then Apologizes

The Dr. Vibe Show™: The Price Of Hyper-Masculinity On The Mental Health Of Black Boys

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Hey Sisters, White Feminists (And Oprah Winfrey) Are Trying To Turn You Against Black Men

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Janice Robinson-Celeste is a businesswoman, journalist, author, entrepreneur, mother, grandmother and is one of the original founders of Successful Black Parenting magazine.

She is a contributing writer for the Huffington Post, is a published author of two parenting books, Pride & Joy by Simon & Schuster and Making A Supermodel: A Parents’ Guide. Janice has a degree in Early Childhood Education and holds and a master’s degree in business. Formerly, the School Age Child Care (SACC) Coordinator for the Philadelphia area with the non-profit organization, Parents Union for Public Schools, she developed SACC programs throughout the city. She headed a $2m YMCA where she served as the Executive Branch Director in charge of operations for a new facility, including the NAEYC accredited child care program and summer camp. In addition, Janice held the title of Early Childhood Specialist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Child Guidance Center where she worked with parents who struggled with substance abuse challenges to guide them with the healthy development of their young children. Janice was also a preschool teacher and has taught children through high school.

At the age of 49, she held the title of Mrs. New Jersey United States 2015 and still competes in pageants to this day. She is the mother of three successful adult daughters, including international supermodel, Sessilee Lopez.

Recently, Ms. Robinson-Celeste was on our show talking about Successful Black Parentingmagazine.

During our conversation, Ms. Robinson-Celeste talked about:

– Life growing up in Philadelphia
– The reason why she started a daycare centre in Philadelphia and moved to Florida
– One of her daughters getting a modelling contract at thirteen years old
– The journey of the magazine including shutting down the magazine for a while and restarting the magazine
– What kept her and her partner going in the early days of the magazine
– Where does she gets her tenacity from
– Some of the challenges with Black parenting today
– Who is helping out with the magazine and the number one goal the she is focused on with the magazine
– Magazine content for Black fathers
– The way she was raised compared to how she raised her children
– Her parenting message for Black men, Black mothers
– Her biggest concern and biggest hope when it comes to Black parenting

You can find out more about Successful Black Parenting Magazine via:

Website
Twitter 
Facebook

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Cherise Taylor is the founder and Chief Empowerment Officer of Taylored 4U Enterprises, a service-based company that she established in 2013 to help encourage and empower career professionals. Cherise serves as a trainer, coach and mentor who helps people connect and communicate with confidence! Known as the ‘Win at Work’ Coach, Cherise works with groups and individuals to reach their greatest potential and help cultivate successful careers. “I want to help people right where they are and show them how to take who they are and what they have and make it better. I want to inspire people to have the courage to take the limits off their lives.”

Cherise is based out of St. Louis, MO and has worked with her local Urban League chapter, the Federal Employed Women’s Group, The Boys & Girl’s Club, and several other organizations and groups. Cherise’s primary goal is to help people live blessed and fulfilling lives personally and professionally. You can find her online here.

Recently, Ms. Taylor was on our show talking about Goal Setting To Help You Win The Gold!!.

During our conversation, Ms. Taylor talked about:

– Growing up in St. Louis with her parents and three brothers
– The fact that she has been a counselor since grade five
– When did she decide to transition from counselling to life and career coaching
– The story behind Taylored 4U Enterprises and the services it offers
– Why she wanted to talk about Goal Setting To Help You Win The Gold!! 
– How to implement SMART goals so they don’t flop and why new year’s resolutions flop
– Getting rid of thoughts, beliefs, habits and people that you need to get rid of
– SMART goals

You can find out more about Ms. Taylor via:

Taylored 4U Enterprises
Twitter
Facebook
YouTube

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Aisha K. Staggers has been writing since middle school. She had her first major publication in her local newspaper’s entertainment section while a sophomore in high school, a publication in another state paper followed. Aisha has been contributing to various paper, magazines and textbooks for over 15 years.

In addition to her time as an instructor of social sciences in higher education, Aisha has served as a director of education and policy research centers, and on the staff of legislative commissions. Aisha previously served on the Executive Board of the CT Young Democrats Women’s Caucus and has remained active in politics and public policy. She is an alumni of Albertus Magnus College and Fisk University where she earned Bachelor’s in Communications and Master’s Degree in Psychology, respectively, and completed the Education Policy Fellowship Program in 2008.

Currently, Aisha is Senior Editor for BookTrib, a division of the literary public relations firm, Meryl Moss Media and a HuffPost contributor. In addition to her own work, Aisha has written liner notes for a Prince tribute album, I Wish U Heaven released December 25 and available on YouTube. In 2018, she will be contributing to scholarly work on Prince and the Minneapolis Sound and sitting on an NYU panel for a conference commemorating the 30th anniversary of his Lovesexy album.

While Aisha enjoys writing about music, she feels the most critical discussions we can have today are centered around race and intersectionality because “you can’t fix a problem you don’t acknowledge, and not acknowledging the plight of women of color and specifically Black women is a problem.”

Recently, Ms. Staggers was on our show talking about Why Black Media Is Still Relevant?.

During our conversation, Ms. Staggers talked about:

– What she has been up to online lately
– Why did she want to talk about this subject
– The fact that many Black journalists cannot be fully expressive in many news environments
– Why are there not many Black media outlets
– Some of the challenges that Black journalist face
– Her thoughts about Black websites that are white owned
– Suggestions on how to change the situations of the lack of Blacks in media

You can find more about Ms. Staggers via:

HuffPost
Atlanta Black Star
YouTube – I Wish U Heaven – Prince Tribute Playlist

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The panelists for last Sunday’s show were: Galen Bingham and Ryan Singh.

The panelists commented on the following stories:

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Mo’Nique Wants Black People To Boycott Netflix. Will You Join Her?

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Black Incomes Have Fallen Further Behind Whites For The Entire 21st Century

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Corey Booker Gets Emotional Grilling Kirstjen Nielson On President Trump’s Comments 1/16/18

The Dr. Vibe Show™: After 1 Year of Trump, America Is Losing Its Soul

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Will America Ever Have A #MeToo-Style Reckoning For Racism?

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Cleon (CJ) Joseph, CEO of CJ’s Functional Fitness, is a premier fitness coach, in Los Angeles, with almost 30-yrs of fitness and martial arts training. He has multiple fitness certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He is also a 22-year law enforcement veteran in Los Angeles and recently accepted a role as a supervisor for his department’s self-defense and fitness unit. CJ has was featured as a guest trainer on the Radio Free 102.3 FM KJLH’s Steve Harvey Morning Show with Adai Lamar for a segment called The Summer Fitness Minute, KTLA Channel 5 with Gayle on the Go, KCBS/CAL 9 for South LA Get’s Fit and The Word Network. CJ has worked tirelessly with non-profit organizations like The Center for Lupus Care, The American Heart Association, The American Diabetes Association, and Special Needs Network to further spread the message of wellness all over Southern California and abroad, along with his own community program (Battle of the Bulge LA), motivational speaking engagements and wellness workshops.

Mr. Joseph was on our talking about his book Navigating Through the Valleys of Success: A Perspective in the Thick of It.

Navigating Through the Valleys of Success – A Perspective in the Thick of it is an inspirational piece meant to empower anyone with a dream to find the meaning of success. Many people give up on their entrepreneurial passions due to finances, economy, personal tragedies, guilt, negative influences and stressful work environments that seem impossible to escape. Author, Cleon Joseph welcomes readers into his walk to show how God orchestrated human influence to guide him out of his valleys. He also illustrates how difficult circumstances in the ‘valleys’ of his journey were the sharpening tools to forge his climb to the success that God has planned for him. This book is meant to encourage readers to never give up on their dreams. God has a plan for success for everyone, but the blueprint begins in the valley.

During our conversation, Mr. Joseph talked about:

– What influences did his parents instilled in him and how his family dealt with challenges
– how his father drifted apart for eight years and then reconciled
– The story behind the book and why did his wife write the introduction of this book
– How his experience in law enforcement and being a trainer help him in writing this book
– The importance is discipline in his life
– The way that he got out of his valley
– The importance of God in his life
– How did he get into fitness
– What did writing the book teach him about himself and how has it changed him
– How did he become transparent in his life
– The importance of relationships when you are going through the valleys in life

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Lia World Traveler (Lia Miller) is a wife and mother, professional diplomat, award-winning blogger, children’s book author, social inclusion and diversity advocate, DIY loc’d naturalista, avid reader, foodie, movie buff, sports and exercise enthusiast, passionate about the arts, news junkie, and a world traveler.

Recently, Ms. Miller was our show talking about her article Black voters showed up and showed out—now we want more.

During our conversation, Ms. Miller talked about:

– Some her background, how travel has been part of her family and her need to travel
– How did her writing journey begin
– How social justice become part of her journey
– Why did she write the article
– What are people in Bolivia saying about America
– The challenge and solution for Black America when it comes to: housing, healthcare, wage gap/employment
– Her biggest concerns for Black America
– Why she is happy that she is not living in America at this time
– how the immediate future of Black America is in the hands of Black women and the need for Black women to get involved in politics
– If Oprah should run for president
– How much faith does she have in the American political system to create meaningful change
– Black America and self-impowerment
– If America is ready to a serious conversation about race
– Her message to: white American women, white American men, Black American men, Black American women

You can find more about Ms. Miller via:

Website 
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram

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