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Society & Culture

VIBE AND VEGAS SHOW: “Let’s Mourn the Death of Black Brotherhood, Then Move On…”

podcast July 19, 2011


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Morris (Mo) Kelly is the author of The Mo’ Kelly Report (http://mrmokelly.com/). Mo grew up in Torrence, California which is just south of Los Angeles in a conservative neighbourhood. He was one of the first Black males to go to school in the Torrence school district (early days of school integration). Mo grew up in a multicultural neighbourhood but went to an all white school. After graduating from high school, Mo went to Georgetown University in Washington and took business so that he could work in the business side of the music industry. After graduating from Georgetown, Mo worked in the music industry for 12 years where got an understanding of the world of music, messages and the media and their affects on the Black community. Mo wrote his first article in 1996 for the Los AngelesTimes on the passing of Tupac and how it effected minority communities. At at a young age, he realized that he had a responsibility to reach and touch someboy and needed to learn how to be a journalist. In his writing, Mo bridges the gap between people of different cultures for a greater good Based on one of Mo’s recent articles, “Lets Mourn The Death Of Black Brotherhood and move on” (http://thyblackman.com/2011/07/05/morris-o%E2%80%99kelly-lets-mourn-the-death-of-black-brotherhood-then-move-on/), Mo talks and shares about various subject including why he wrote the article, how Black men relate to each other currently vs. historically, why he feels that Black brotherhood has disappeared, what Black need to change and his message to Black men around the world. To catch Mo Kelly, go to: http://mrmokelly.com/ (The Mo Kelly Report) mrmokelly@gmail.com (email) Please feel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com. If you live in North America, you can leave us a message at 1-866-280-9385 (toll free). Please feel free to “Like” the “The Vibe and Vegas Show” Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vibe-and-Vegas-Show/155099174532923 God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith, Vibe and Vegas info@blackcanadianman.com Podcast: http://thevibeandvegasshow.wordpress.com/ 2011 Black Weblog Awards Finalist (Best International Blog and Best Podcast Series): http://www.blackweblogawards.com/bwa2011finalists.pdf Black Blog Of The Day – Black Bloggers Network – June 23, 2011: http://www.blackbloggernetwork.com/category/black-blog-of-the-day/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/vibeandvegas “The Vibe and Vegas Show” Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/The-Vibe-and-Vegas-Show/155099174532923 iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-vibe-and-vegas-show/id434781229

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