The Dr. Vibe Show™

I had a great opportunity come up last Saturday. I had the pleasure of interviewing the company manager of the stage production of the "The Harder They Come".

The Taibu Community Health Centre is a non-profit community based organization providing comprehensive primary health care and health promotion programs and services to the residents of the Malvern community in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough. They focus their services on children, youth and seniors. They also have a mandate to provide specialized programs and services to the Black Community. In...

This another show of firsts!!! It was the show that we have recorded at the "Harlem Underground Restaurant" at 745 Queen Street West in Toronto. It was the first time that the guests Michael Haughton and Michael Slocombe had met each other. It was the first time that we did a show on the importance of supply chain management. Enjoy!!!Please feel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com. God b...

During the last few years, we have seen many people lose their jobs and not get another one. These days, if you have a job, you should feel blessed. Claudette Thomas has been an career consultant for the last eleven years. We had the opportunity to talk and share with Ms. Thomas about her life and her current thoughts about and opportunities available in the current employment/career market. Ms. T...

We have been trying to interview Brandon Hay, the Executive Director of The Black Daddies Club, for a long time. The Black Daddies Club (BDC) was founded in 2007 by Brandon Hay in response to the lack of forums and spaces for Black men to discuss parenting issues as well as the issues facing the Black Community as a whole. The main goal is to change the image of the black father in the media, from...

Artist and innovator Robert Small was the creator of the Official Black History Month Poster and is the driving force behind the Legacy Festival, designed to inject a mood of excitement and energy into Black History Month. Recently, I had the opportunity to have a chat with Robert and have him share his story and his thoughts on the current state of Black leadership. Please feel free to contact us...

In this episode, I continue my chat with Robert Small. We speak and share about the state of Black Canadian men. Please feel free to send us your comments, feedback and suggestions at info@blackcanadianman.com. God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegasinfo@blackcanadianman.com

Originally broadcast on December 28, 2008 ... We chat about President Bush and his last days as President of the United States, Barack Obama's chances of becoming the first Black American president and the lack of Blacks in Canadian television. As always, please feel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com. Vibe and Vegasinfo@blackcanadianman.com

This episode was originally broadcast on December 16, 2008 ...The Canadian parliament is at a standstill. As usual in poltics, each party is blaming the other for this situation. We chat with Nigel Barriffe about this crazy situation. As always, we welcome your comments, feedback and suggestions, please feel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com. God bless, peace, be well and keep the fait...

This is a first!! It is our first episode on the road. We are at Harlem Restaurant with a special guest, Nigel Barriffe. Vegas chats with our first guest on the show, Nigel Barriffe. During the episode, we discuss various issues such as education, community acitivism and politics. Please feel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com. God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith, Vibe and Vega...

A few months ago, I met a young man who was working on a great mission. He told me that he was in the process of starting his own church. I found this to be very interesting. I asked him if would be willing to share his dream with us. So, this episode features Pastor Andrew McKnight of Beautiful Gate Ministries. If you would like to find out more information about Pastor McKnight and Beautiful Gat...

Original broadcast date: October 25, 2007Vegas went down to a NFL game in Buffalo, New York recently. He is convinced that the NFL will not come to Canada anytime soon!! Listen to his take ...God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegasinfo@blackcanadianman.com

Having a healthy life and lifestyle. It should be something that we all are working on. I had the opportunity to interview Liz Philbert. Liz is the publisher of Healthy Knowledge magazine. The magazine is in the second year of publication. In this episode, Liz tell us how she got started and what the future holds for Healthy Knowlege magazine. The website address is http://www.hkmagazine.info/.If...

Recently, one of the hottest news stories was the arrest of black Harvard scholar and friend of President Barack Obama - Henry Louis Gates. We thought that this would make a great roundtable episode. We brought together a group of us to discuss this issue. Not only did this subject get discussed but many other interesting subject came up in the discussion. We hope that you enjoy listening to it. A...

Government is providing stimulus dollars to help the economy grow. We chat with Nigel Barriffe on whether the government dollars are going to the right places. As always, we appreciate your comments, feedback and suggestions, please feel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com. God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegasinfo@blackcanadianman.com

Where is the government money at? Is it making a diffference? Vibe and Vegas chat with Nigel Barriffe about government stimulus during the recession. God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegas info@blackcanadianman.com

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Sharon Joseph and Anthony Makkas of Breakaway Relief Care. They talk about the various services such as Breakaway Relief Care offers, the organizations commitment to families, the school system and Black youth. If you would like to contact Breakaway Relief Care, you can reach them at Breakawayreliefcare@yahoo.ca (email) or (416) 635-1457 (phone)....

We always love to have Nigel Barriffe on the air!!! It has been a while since we chatted with him. Recently, we got together to chat about Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative party. Check it out!!!As always, we look invite your feedback, comments and suggestions, please feel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com. God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegasinf...

In today's society is attacking the Black family. We are at a critical time for Black families. There are so many challenges. If our families don't stay strong, we as a people cannot be strong. In today's episode, Vibe speaks with Sharon Joseph and Anthony Makkas from Breakaway Relief Care. Breakaway Relief Care was formed in 2003 in Toronto. It is a community based organization committed to provi...

Hey it is Vibe. Jonathan "Juiceman" Shaw is a long time friend. He has been involved with the urban music industry for many years. Recently, we spent some time together chatting about a number of subjects. Of course, I asked him to provide a state of the nation on the urban music industry. In upcoming episodes, you will be able to listen to his thoughts on the state of Black Canadian men. Hear is...

Barack Obama on the the verge of becoming the first Black president of the United States. Many Black Americans are excited about this historic event. But, will they still be excited in six months? We discuss this issue. As always, we welcome your comments, feedback and suggestions. Please feel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com. God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vega...

Are we celebrating Black History Month more now than in the past? Myself, Vegas and Nigel Barriffe disucss this. Please feel free to send an email with your comments, feedback or suggestions to info@blackcanadianman. God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegasinfo@blackcanadianman.com

We speak with Xania Khan about being careful on what you put on your social networking site like Facebook. God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegasinfo@blackcanadianman.com

Bailout!! You hear this word everywhere you go. Car companies are getting bailouts. Banks are getting bailout. What about us???????????????? Isn't the economy hurting you too?????????? Vegas and Nigel Barriffe talk out the controversy surrounding government bailouts. We welcome you feedback. Please feel to send your comments, feedback and suggestions to us at info@blackcanadianman.com. God bless,...

Blacks and mental health. You don't hear about talked about a lot. Well, we feel that it is an important subject. Myself and Leslie Yaffa talk about this important subject and how Black can deal with it. Please feel free to send us your comments, feedback and suggestions to info@blackcanadianman.com. God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,Vibe and Vegas