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Friends Like Us


A Podcast featuring women of color with different views on hot topics. 

Mar 29, 2017

Friends Like Us talk with the Executive Director of Bronx Connect. BronxConnect is a faith and community based alternative to incarceration program for Bronx court involved youth.

Featured Guests: Rev. Wendy Calderon-Payne - worked for Urban Youth Alliance, Recognized for great leadership and making a positive impact in New York by Women's Caucus at City Council, and Executive Director of BronxConnect, Pamela Villa - community organizer working to close Rikers Island, Youth Empowerment Network Coordniator at BronxConnect where she works with four classroons of at-risk youth; Erin Jackson - Erin Jackson- "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", "Last Comic Standing", Co-host for "Exhale" on Aspire TV, Worked with Wanda Sykes for OWN, NFL Network's Top Ten; Always hosted by Marina Franklin: "Trainwreck", "Louie Season V","The Jim Gaffigan Show", "Conan O'Brien", and Louie's "Horace and Pete"