Breaking Barriers Podcast

Dwayne, Daniel and Xavier from the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council sit down with Shawn Dove, Chief Executive Officer of the Campaign for Black Male Achievement. On this episode, they speak about Shawn's role in helping to develop President Obama's My Brother's Keeper Initiative, the importance of pouring into the next generation of leaders, continuing to fight to break down barriers for men of color and so much more.

On this episode, Dwayne and Daniel sit down with Dr. Kush K. Bhardwaj, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Medaille College.  The guys chop it up about how Dr. B infuses hip hop in teaching, being schooled vs. being educated, the stigma of private colleges vs. public colleges and how Medaille College is leading the way in their diversity efforts.  The Breaking Barriers Podcast is brought to you by Say Yes Buffalo, The Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo and the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable.

On this episode, Dwayne and Daniel sit down with real estate agent and entrepreneur Jason Moore. Jason gives some very insightful thoughts on the importance of investing in real estate, how connecting with the right mentor changed the direction of his career, the importance of fatherhood and why how he is shaping the future for his daughter, along with much more.  The Breaking Barriers Podcast is brought to you by Say Yes Buffalo, The Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo and the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable. 

On Saturday January 18, 2020, Breaking Barriers held its 2nd annual graduation ceremony for the Youth Leadership Council. The keynote address for the graduation was Anthony Smith, Executive Director of Cities United. Check out this episode of the podcast that features Mr. Smith's full keynote speech. The podcast is brought to you by Say Yes Buffalo, The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo and the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable.

On this episode, Dwayne and Daniel sit down with Josiah and Antonio, members of the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council. They speak about their experience with Breaking Barriers, some of the challenges they face as young men of color growing up in Buffalo and they give some advice to those next in line to join the Breaking Barriers brotherhood.  The podcast is brought to you by Say Yes Buffalo, The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo and the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable.

On this episode, Dwayne sits down with Dr. Marck Abraham, Principle of McKinley High School in Buffalo and Founder & CEO of MEA Consultants. The two discuss the importance of mental health in the education field, changing the narrative of black male achievement and how Dr. Abraham is able to preside over a high school with the highest graduation rate for black males in the City of Buffalo.  The podcast is brought to you by Say Yes Buffalo, The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo and the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable.

Check out this episode of the Breaking Barriers Podcast featuring Dorian Winthrow. Dorian was part of the inaugural Breaking Barriers YLC cohort and a second year college student at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. In this episode, Dorian and host Dwayne chop it up about their experience with Breaking Barriers, some of Dorian's challenges as a college student, the importance of seeing successful role models who look like them and more. The podcast is brought to you by Say Yes Buffalo, The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, and the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable.

On this episode, Dwayne and Daniel sit down with Aníbal Soler, Jr., Associate Superintendent for the Buffalo Public Schools. They discuss Aníbal's role with the My Brother's Keeper Initiative, what the Buffalo Public School District is doing to address issues pertaining to boys and young men of color in Buffalo, how the groundbreaking Community School Summit came to fruition recently in Buffalo, and so much more. He also answers tough questions about his preference of soul food vs. Spanish food.  The podcast is brought to you by Say Yes Buffalo, The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, and the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable.

The Breaking Barriers Podcast is back with a new season. On this episode, Dwayne from the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council and Daniel Robertson sits down with Michael James, Founder of Organic Gentlemen. They discuss the importance of maintaining a good clean image and its correlation with success, developing a consistent daily routine and much more. The podcast is brought to you by Say Yes Buffalo, The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, and the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable. 

On this episode, Daniel and Sean from the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council sits down with Aime Mukendi, Jr.,  host of The Shift Up. They chop it up about the importance of maintaining your professionalism in the media, how to find good in everyone and in every situation and Sean talks about his experience meeting President Barack Obama during his visit to the MBK Summit in Oakland.  Produced by: Crews Control Media

On part two of this episode, Daniel continues his conversation with the gentlemen from the Nurturing Fathers Program, talking about the importance of fatherhood in the black community. 

On part one of this episode, Daniel sits down with gentlemen from the Nurturing Fathers Program, talking about the importance of fatherhood in the black community. 

On this episode, Daniel sits down with Rashid Shabazz, Chief Marketing & Storytelling Officer from Color of Change. They speak about Rashid's work with Color of Change around narrative change and reaching young men of color in the community.

Season 2 of the Breaking Barriers Podcast is back. Daniel sits down with Jordan and Sean from the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council to speak about their experience with Breaking Barriers over the year, some of their future plans and issues that young men of color face in their lives. Fore more information about Breaking Barriers, visit the website at www.breakingbarriersbuffalo.org.

On this episode of the Breaking Barriers Podcast, Daniel sits down with Chase the Dream founder and motivational speaker Dante Griggs to discuss Dante's journey from the streets to his desire to leave an impact the lives of young men of color in the inner city. He also talks about how he leveraged sports to help him change his life for the better.

On this episode Daniel sits down with Gary Damon, Executive Director of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), to discuss CEO's mission, the work he does to help returning citizens get acclimated to society upon returning from prison, and the importance mentors played in their lives.

Episode 12 of the Breaking Barriers podcast. On this episode, Daniel sits down with Dr. Marvin Wilson from the SUNY Erie Men of Merit Program. Daniel is also joined by two members of the Men of Merit Program and they offer their experience with the program, shares its value proposition and encourages other students to get involved.

On this episode, guest host Jamil Crews sits down with Dorian and Dwayne from the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council to talk about their experiences being part of the council, their interpretations of the hit music video 'This Is America' by Childish Gambino and gives advice for other young men of color looking to join the council.

On this episode, Daniel sits down with educator and renown artist Edreys Wajed. Edreys shares his very interesting story of his upbringing in Buffalo, New York, his time as a musician and making the transition over to education. Edreys also talks about getting the opportunity to be selected as one of the artists on the landmark Freedom Wall in Buffalo and the importance of young men of color getting involved with the arts.

On this episode, Daniel sits down with members of the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council live at the Men of Color Summit at SUNY Fredonia in Fredonia, New York.