The Dr. Vibe Show™: Ernest Owens “Tyler Perry, Stop Vilifying Black Success”

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Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Ernest Owens is a Communication & Public Service major at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as the Campus Editor of ULoop, Inc., broadcasts his hit radio show “Ernestly Speaking!” on WQHS.org, and was an elected student government representative at Penn. He launched his career in media as the former video producer and op-ed columnist for The Daily Pennsylvanian. Ernest has interned at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, NBC Philadelphia, and Cross-Cultural Solutions, Inc. He currently is a blogger for The Huffington Post, where he writes on a variety of social issues regarding race relations, social media/policy, and entertainment. His writing has been featured in the collegiate section of USA Today, The Root, and other social web publications. Ernest has also provided commentary on numerous nationally syndicated radio shows and has even been featured on the hit TV show “The Stream” on Al Jazeera English. His work has received “Most Popular” citations on The Huffington Post and his writing has even been honored with the Gold Circle Award for Best Personal Opinion by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. In his leisure, Ernest enjoys doing community service as an active brother of Alpha Phi Omega (ΑΦΩ) Fraternity, Inc. and mentoring youth in West Philadelphia. When not blogging, he loves chatting with people on Twitter so toss a tweet to @MrErnestOwens and check out more of his writings/commentary at his personal blog: The Ernest Media Empire!

Recently, Ernest appeared on our show to talk about his article, “Tyler Perry, Stop Vilifying Black Success”.

During our conversation, Ernest talks about:

– Why he wrote the article
– Why he feels that Perry’s presentations reflect a number of negative stereotypes of Black men and Black women
– How does he feel about Perry’s portrayal of Black men in his movies – What Perry’s movies success with Black women mean
– His distinction between Perry the man and Perry the work
– Are Whites who go see Perry’s films laughing with Blacks or at Blacks?
– Should we as Blacks allow, endorse and support work and material that damages our representation and our image regardless if they are Black?
– Do the Tyler Perry’s of the world have a responsibility to produce product that shows Blacks in a positive light?
– His suggestions for Perry

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