Yolanda Wallace
Podcast hostYolanda Wallace is an Urbana native living in Peoria, Illinois. She hosts the Mother’s War On Violence podcast, which is a co-production with WCBU.
Yolanda lost her son, Jon Buckley, to gun violence in 2006. Her organization, Mother’s War On Violence, and the podcast aims to help families stop the violence.
Yolanda is also a member of the WCBU Community Advisory Board.
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On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, Chanel Hargrave-Murry speaks with Yolanda Wallace about her work with the Peoria Park District and her participation in the upcoming Tea with Queens event. -
On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace speaks to Martha Ross, a Peoria Public Schools board member and president of Southside Community United for Change. -
On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace interviews Jackie Greer-Buchanan about retirement, and why taking care of yourself is essential. -
On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace interviews NAMI Tri-County President Folanda James about workplace violence. -
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On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace speaks to Bob Kaiser about managing the finances of small not-for-profits. -
On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace interviews Bob Kaiser, president of Peoria's Jubilee Ministries, about the work his organization does.
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On this episode, Mother's War on Violence founder and host Yolanda Wallace chats with producer Tim Shelley about the one year anniversary of Mother's War on Violence, where it's been, and where it's going. -
On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace interviews counselor Natasha Allen. -
On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace speaks to Melissa Shipley. Her son Michael was murdered in Peoria in 2019. They talk about her son, and the hope that unsolved murder playing cards may raise awareness.
