Breaking Barriers Podcast

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.&nbs...

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 succes...

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, a...

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...

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.&...

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 getti...

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.

On this episode, Daniel sits down with filmmaker and executive producer of The Blackness Project, Korey Green and Dwayne Sawyer from the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council. They discuss race relations in Buffalo, the importance of mentorship and bridging the generational divide amongst men of color in the community.

On this episode, Daniel sits down with the Mayor of the City of Buffalo, Mayor Byron W. Brown. The Mayor discusses the city's involvement with the Boys and Men of Color Initiative and gives insight on how to improve outcomes of boys and men of color in Buffalo. You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Stitcher. Produced by Crews Control Media

On this week’s episode, Dwayne Sawyer, one of the students in the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council, fills in for Daniel and sits down with community police officer, Moe Badger. Dwayne talks to Moe about his love of music, how he transitioned from music to to being a police officer, the role of community police officers in Buffalo and how boys and young men of color can overcome some of t...

On this week's episode, Daniel sits down with a very special guest, Dwyane Saywer, one of the young men from the Breaking Barriers Buffalo Youth Leadership Council. The 16 year old Junior at Buffalo Academy of Visual and Performing Arts provides some very valuable insight on why he joined the council, his view of law enforcement after a recent encounter with them, his view on the gun violence move...

On this episode, Daniel Robertson speaks to Tommy McClam of Say Yes Buffalo and Kenneth Boone from the Buffalo Public School district to speak about the joint efforts between Say Yes and the school district in changing the narrative of boys and men of color in Buffalo.

On this week's episode, host Daniel Roberston sits down with Kent Olden, Youth Specialist at the Buffalo Urban League, President of the National Pan Hellenic Council of Western New York and Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc, speaking about the work that the Buffalo Urban League is doing for boys and young men of color, as well as the history of Black Greek letter organizations and the role...

On this week's episode, host Daniel Roberston sits down with Lindsey Taylor, Founder and CEO of the Gentlemen's Institute, Crown Entertainment, Ballin 4 A Cause and Beau Fleuve Music & Arts Festival, speaking on why mentorship is important and much more. You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Stitcher. Produced by Crews Control Media

Intro episode of the Breaking Barriers Podcast. The show's host, Daniel Robertson, shares some statistics on boys and young men of color in Buffalo and talks about what to expect on the podcast. You can also subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play and Stitcher. Produced by Crews Control Media