STUFF are live online conversations hosted by Dr. Vibe (Canada) and Jazz Keyes (United States) about current events and culture from a black woman’s and black man’s POV.

Jazz Keyes is a clinical psychologist, certified life coach, author, and motivational speaker. Recognized for her work as a community activist, Keyes has spent the last 10 years of her career focusing on empowering the lives of others. With an intense focus on women, people of color, and children, Keyes has been honored as a Neighborhood Hero by ComEd for her involvement in numerous community-based initiatives.

As a psychologist and life coach, Keyes supplies clients with the necessary tools and techniques to awaken their divine energy, heal their open wounds and create an aura of love, compassionate and tranquility.

For the last two years, Jazz Keyes has managed to grow her brand as a dating and relationship writer for two major media platforms, JET Magazine and Black and Married with Kids. Her first book, If We Knew Better: Soul Cries of Women Past and Present, is available here.

Ms. Keyes is preparing to begin her PHD program Fall 2017. She will be studying to receive her Doctor of Philosophy in Marriage and Family Therapy with a specialization in Couples Therapy. Keyes has devoted a great deal of her time and energy on mastering the art of communication to create healthy, dynamic, long-lasting relationships and to help others do the same.

Jazz Keyes is an aspiring bestselling author. Focusing on spirituality, emotional empowerment, and love, Keyes hopes to one day deliver soul healing messages as a television personality and international inspirational speaker.

Recently, Dr. Vibe and Ms. Keyes talked with Chiaku Hanson about her book THE MALE CODE.

Chiaku Hanson is a very discerned & spiritual woman. She is honest, unique and eclectic. Ms. Hanson has a male decoded blog, Male Decoded, where she decodes the male psyche. She is a Doctoral Candidate of Clinical Psychology. Her interests in psychology are: Spiritual Psychology; Psychoanalysis & NeuroPsychology. Spirit- Mind-Body.

During the conversation, Ms. Hanson talked about:

– Why does she write about men
– How hbeing raised in a two parent household effected her opinions on men
– The background behind the book
– Why do men open up to her and the fact that men are not simple
– One of thing that we need to know about men
– “Silence drives a man crazy.”
– Suggestions on how ladies get the silence out of the man and how to make a man purr like a cat
– How safety is different for men and women
– How she can tell if a man is insecure
– How much is society coding men
– The importance for men to stand up for themselves
– “Treat people the way they need to be treated.”
– How black feminism is effecting black manhood
– “In the Black environment, there are too many queens and not enough kings.”
– Have Black men and women come to understanding about shared roles
– Will Black women allow Black men to spend time with their children?
– What does the title of the book mean

You can connect with Ms. Hanson via:

Website
Twitter
Email

You can find more about Ms. Keyes via:

Website
Twitter
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram

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

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

The panelists for Sunday’s show were: LeRon L. Barton and Curtis Brooks.

The panelists discussed the following stories:

The Dr. Vibe Show™: The Character Assassination Of Michael Bennett Continues – LVMPD Investigating Alleged ‘Altercation’ That Happened Before His Encounter With Police

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Will ‘BlackOut’ Be The Movement To Shut Down The NFL?

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Using Black Celebrities To Push Pop, Pudding And Politics

The Dr. Vibe Show™: ‘Ban The Box’ Laws May Be Harming Young Black Men Seeking Jobs

The Dr. Vibe Show™: 5 Ways Black Men Can Succeed In Corporate America

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

Dr. Vibe

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.

Dr. Anderson was on our show talking about Why Black Children Should Know Many Languages.

During our conversation, Dr. Anderson talked about:

– How did she become passionate about bilingualism
– What values did her mother instill in her
– Some of her journey travelling to various countries around the world
– “It is easier to talk about my Blackness in Spanish than English.”
– Why did she decide to raise her bilingual and biLiterate
– The initial reaction by Blacks students about being bilingual and biliterate about raising children
– What do they do as a family to maintain bilingual and bicultural mindset
– The story behind Bilingual Brown Babies – Website and if there is any push back from parents
– The decrease in funding of public schools and its effect on learning languages
– Why do many Black families do not pay attention to they children learning languages
– What parents will gain from Bilingual Brown Babies – Website
– What countries that she would like to take her children too
– How important knowing many languages to Black America’s future
– The response from the Latino America community about Bilingual Brown Babies – Website

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

Dr. Vibe

The panelists for last Sunday’s show were: Jim Kennedy and Curtis Brooks.

The panelists discussed the following stories:

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Black Republicans Despair Over Trump’s Response To Charlottesville

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Race And Class Are The Biggest Issues Around Hurricane Harvey And We Need To Start Talking About Them

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Black Women And Girls May Run The World, But They’re Not Safe In It

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Black People Should Never, Ever, Ever, Ever Call the Police … Unless 1 Of These 10 Things Just Happened

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Dear Black Men (From King To Underdog)

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

Dr. Vibe

Chiaku Hanson is a very discerned & spiritual woman. She is honest, unique and eclectic. Ms. Hanson has a male decoded blog, Male Decoded, where she decodes the male psyche. She is a Doctoral Candidate of Clinical Psychology. Her interests in psychology are: Spiritual Psychology; Psychoanalysis & NeuroPsychology. Spirit- Mind-Body.

Ms. Hanson was on our show talking about her article Healing Black People.

During our conversation, Ms. Hanson talked about:

– Some of her background comparing life in California compared to going to school in Virginia
– Life growing up with a helicopter dad
– Why she had at great experience at Virginia Tech University and a not so great experience in Washington
– How did she start he journey into the world of psycology
– Her parents influence with education on her life
– The story behind the article
– Black people’s attitude toward psycology
– Post Truamatic Slave Syndrome
– “Anger is accepted but show emotion is rejected.”
– Her thought that Blacks had issues before slavery
– Blacks and transference
– Some take homes when it comes to Blacks and psychology

You can connect with Ms. Hanson via:

Website
Twitter
Email

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

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

Please feel free to “Like” the “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook fan page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page

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

Dr. Vibe

The panelists for last Sunday’s show were: Rodney Kellum and Curtis Brooks.

The panelists will be discussed the following stories:

The Dr. Vibe Show™: The Public Face Of Antifa

The Dr. Vibe Show™: 3 Facts That Prove The Reality Of White Supremacy

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Black Americans Don’t Trust Our Healthcare System — Here’s Why

The Dr. Vibe Show™: A Black Man Undercover In The Alt-Right

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Healing Black People

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

Please feel free to “Like” the “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook fan page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page

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

Dr. Vibe

The panelists for last Sunday’s show were: Rodney Kellum and Curtis Brooks.

The panelists will be discussed the following stories:

The Dr. Vibe Show™: The Public Face Of Antifa

The Dr. Vibe Show™: 3 Facts That Prove The Reality Of White Supremacy

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Black Americans Don’t Trust Our Healthcare System — Here’s Why

The Dr. Vibe Show™: A Black Man Undercover In The Alt-Right

The Dr. Vibe Show™: Healing Black People

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

Please feel free to “Like” the “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook fan page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page

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

Dr. Vibe

D’Juan Hopewell is a career advocate for oppressed people. His work has been instrumental in passing major legislation in the Maryland General Assembly, including marriage equality, the Dream Act and retirement security. His anti-hunger work resulted in an unprecedented funding increase from the legislature toward school breakfast programs for children. D’Juan currently runs a blog, HopewellThought.com and contributes for the HuffPost and Blavity.com. His current focus as an entrepreneur is creating jobs on the South Side of Chicago.

Mr. Hopewell will be live on our show tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Pacific. He will be talking about his article Trump Isn’t Our Biggest Enemy: It’s Uncle Tom (Pt. 1).

During our conversation, Mr. Hopewell talked about:

– An interesting Biblical story in regards to current state of race in America
– The background behind the “Uncle Tom” series of articles
– His thought that the Black church tradition has some elements that hinders Black liberation
– Some of his concerns with TD Jakes
– Why does he feel that there is not more questioning of the Black church
– Ways that the Black church can help Blacks
– Why does he not have hope for the Black church
– The challenge with the Black church attracting young Blacks
– The reaction to the post

You can connect with Mr. Hopewell via:

Website
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram

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

Dr. Vibe

The panelist for last Sunday’s show was Curtis Brooks.

Mr. Brooks commented on the following stories:

The Dr. Vibe Show™: After Getting The Boot, Bannon Wants To Go To War? Great, Let Them Hos Fight

The Dr. Vibe Show™: It Wasn’t Just White Men Who Participated In The ‘Unite The Right’ Rally

The Dr. Vibe Show™: The ‘War On Whites’ Is A Myth — And An Ugly One

The Dr. Vibe Show™: The Battle Over Confederate Statues, Explained

The Dr. Vibe Show™: For Black People Who Have To Deal With White People This Week

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God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,
Dr. Vibe

STUFF are live online conversations hosted by Dr. Vibe (Canada) and Jazz Keyes (United States) about current events and culture from a black woman’s and black man’s POV.

Jazz Keyes is a clinical psychologist, certified life coach, author, and motivational speaker. Recognized for her work as a community activist, Keyes has spent the last 10 years of her career focusing on empowering the lives of others. With an intense focus on women, people of color, and children, Keyes has been honored as a Neighborhood Hero by ComEd for her involvement in numerous community-based initiatives.

As a psychologist and life coach, Keyes supplies clients with the necessary tools and techniques to awaken their divine energy, heal their open wounds and create an aura of love, compassionate and tranquility.

For the last two years, Jazz Keyes has managed to grow her brand as a dating and relationship writer for two major media platforms, JET Magazine and Black and Married with Kids. Her first book, If We Knew Better: Soul Cries of Women Past and Present, is available here.

Ms. Keyes is preparing to begin her PHD program Fall 2017. She will be studying to receive her Doctor of Philosophy in Marriage and Family Therapy with a specialization in Couples Therapy. Keyes has devoted a great deal of her time and energy on mastering the art of communication to create healthy, dynamic, long-lasting relationships and to help others do the same.

Jazz Keyes is an aspiring bestselling author. Focusing on spirituality, emotional empowerment, and love, Keyes hopes to one day deliver soul healing messages as a television personality and international inspirational speaker.

Our this episode of STUFF, Dr. Vibe and Ms. Keyes continued the conversation Is Education Still The Great Equalizer For Blacks?.

The special guest for this conversation tonight was Dr. Marvin Thompson.

Dr. Marvin Thompson is an educational leader who has spent the majority of his 25 years in the educational field turning around schools in challenged communities. The scope of his experiences in schools range from pre-school director, elementary teacher to district superintendent.

In 2003, his efforts led to his school being recognized as one of the top 15 most changed schools in America through the National School Change Award Program. He served on the Virginia Academic Review Steering Committee, which reviewed, revised and developed school performance standards which are currently being used in states across America. He has served on Governor Mark Warner’s Economic Development committees and Governor Tim Kane’s early childhood committee.

As the Chief Academic Officer of a charter school in New Orleans, Dr. Thompson was featured in Oprah Winfrey’s Blackboard Wars, a nationally televised documentary bringing light to the challenges facing urban schools in America. The program received many awards including CableFax’s Best Documentary, The CINE Golden Eagle Award and the New York Festival’s TV and Film Award.

Dr. Thompson has many televison and radio apprearances including the CBS Morning News, The Tavis Smiley Show, LA Today, and CNN: Headline News as an educational commentator. In 2013, he was a speaker at the Steve Harvey Mentoring Camp for Boys and the Indiana Black Expo. Dr. Thompson was most recently an invited guest of the White House to speak at the 2015 Congressional Black Caucus Convention in Washington, D.C., to discuss the challenges facing boys in challenged communities.

Currently Dr. Thompson is the President and CEO of EmpowerED, and educational Consulting firm specializing in organizational systems development. His company has worked with schools across America from rural districts to some of the largest and most challenged such as the Los Angeles Unified School District. In 2009, Dr. Thompson was an invited member of the International Exchange of Scholars to assist the University of South Africa, the 4th largest university in the world, in revising its educational curriculum. These efforts will influence over fifty percent of the teacher workforce in the continent of Africa.

Dr. Thompson received his Ed.D. degree in Leadership & Policy Studies from The George Washington University, an M.ED in Administration & Supervision from Virginia Commonwealth University and a B.A. in Psychology and Education from Randolph Macon College in Virginia.

Some of the topics discussed during the conversation were:

– What is mindset of new teachers and are they ready to handle children of color and equalization
– Leadership and teaching
– How can education can become an equalizer for Blacks
– Why he feels that education does not matter for Blacks
– The biggest barriers for many young Black children when it comes to school
– The lack of Black teachers in the classroom
– Has integration of the school system been successful for Blacks
– What things from the pre-integration can be used today when it comes the education
– Call to actions for Black parents when it comes to education

You can find out more about Dr. Thompson via:

Website
Twitter
Facebook

You can find more about Ms. Keyes via:

Website
Twitter
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram

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

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