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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, Corine Jamison and host Yolanda Wallace talk about Community Healing Centers. What are they, and what programs do they offer?
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On this episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace speaks to Abigail Larrison, the founder of the Community House not-for-profit on Peoria's Center Bluff.
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Coach Dennis says he could always depend on the mothers to support the players. Most times he’d pay for food out of pocket. Dennis says that he loved coaching. He wasn’t like most dads.
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On this special episode of Mother's War on Violence, host Yolanda Wallace speaks with Christina Travis and Rachael Parker. Both women lost their sons to gun violence in Peoria.
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We had a visit from Mrs. Charla Flemming, the Director and Founder of the Mt. Zion’s LAM. LAM is an acronym for Leadership, Academic and Music.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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