THE DR. VIBE SHOW - BLACK CANADA TALKING FEBRUARY 6 2022 - AUDIO - EDIT - 128 kbps

Black Canada Talking™ is a live online event that provides Black Canadians opportunity to give their takes and POVs on stories that are of importance to them.

Our guests on the February 6, 2022 episode of Black Canada Talking™ our guest was Richard Miller of Keep6ix.

They will be talking about Keep6ix Gangs 4 Tuition program and accountability in regards to the money that governments gives to Black organizations and where does it go.

Keep6ix is a not-for-profit Toronto based organization, serving the Greater Toronto Area, that was founded in 2017 to make a meaningful difference in the lives of at risk youth from racialized communities who have been impacted by the criminal justice system.

Keep6ix offers various programs and services to help youth avoid going down a disempowering path towards incarceration. We also support and advocate for those who are currently incarcerated and provide post-release support so that they can overcome barriers and begin to pasitively re-build their lives within the community.

Keep6ix’s vision is to …

– Support criminalized and racialized communities to attain positivity and break the odds.
– Overcome systemic barriers to support at risk youth and those criminalized by the justice system.

Keep6ix’s mission is to …

– Provide holistic and integrated capacity-building programs to youth involved in the justice system.
– Prevent youth from going down a disempowering path by providing one-on-one mentoring, career conselling and employment skills training.
– Promote healthy self-esteem in youth through core life skills counselling to help build on their communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.

Richard Miller is the Founder of Keep6ix and a driven community leader, dedicated to assisting underserved youth. After experiencing and witnessing misrepresentation, racism, corruption, and injustices experienced by black youth and minorities, Richard decided to establish Keep6ix. It is his passion to bring healing to individuals who have been through traumatic experiences, by ensuring resources and programming are available to prevent incarceration. Richard is an experienced and savvy entrepreneur, who believes in training and developing the next generation of young professionals. He believes that with a second chance, and the right opportunities present, our young people can thrive and become successful.

During our conversation, Richard talked about:

– What made him start Keep 6ix
– The Keep6ix Gangster Tuition program & the opportunities it provides
– An unfortunate story about abuse at a detention centre
– His relationship with “people in power”
– Other organizations reaching out & collaborating with Keep6ix
– The idea of Black Canadians working together instead of stepping on one another

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Dr. Vibe
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