Dives into today's challenging events-Africa, culture and where are things going?

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Journalist and Talk Show Icon Rolonda Watts gives an in-depth interview of her prolific forty-year career in a conversation with Colette Barris.  Rolonda Watts's internationally syndicated "The Rolonda Show" ran through the nineties permanently influencing the world of talk.  
Rolonda Watts for many may have seemed to disappear, but Rolonda stayed busy as a prolific voice actress and master voice actress teacher.  In this interview Rolonda Watts demonstrates why she remains an iconic entertainer that continues to bring light and joy to all.

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In this week's episode of "The Urban Villagz" Colette Barris discusses the impending Rittenhouse verdict, Amhad Abray and other tribulations affecting community as well as celebrating community victories.  

This weeks' guest is Coquie Hughes one of (if not) America's most unknown yet prolific creators in the world of cinema.  Coquie Hughes has directored and produced more than 23 films with a massive underground art following, Coquie Hughes gives an insightful interputation to the world of an artist.

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November 12th episode of Colette Barris's "The Urban Villagz" takes on the weeks firestorm of crazy, trying to bring a bit of understanding unpacking it all.  Colette takes on COVID-19, racism, Global Warming, China and Africa bringing to light interesting aspects that in the absence of the Village, the Urban Villagz is the new Friday Night House Party.    

The Urban Villagz's November 12th episode finds Colette inviting all in to a sit down to decompress and be united.  "I'm Coming By," is what we all need right now.  So Pour Yourself Your Favorite Drink And Enjoy-The Urban Villagz.

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A MUST LISTEN- Malik Shaqur joins Urban Villagz host Colette Barris in unpacking the legal world of Intellectual Property (IP) in the 21st century.  Attorney Shaqur is one of only a few in the highly demanding and all encomposing legal field of IP which is at the heart of the world today.  Colette with this TED Talk-ish discussion dismantles how IP desigination is happening in real time and influencing our lives.

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This weeks episode features Lloyd Prevost, who is all things Pacoima past and present.  Lloyd unpacks Black Pacoima's early history of the forties and fifties and  the community's foundation.   Mr. Prevost in this interesting interview discusses Pacoima's contribution to Civil Rights and the vision of Pacoima.
Colette joins Lloyd in seeking federal historical desigination of Pacoima churches and Kennedy Honors for Andre and Saundra Crouch; as well as bringing Historical Black Colleges to Pacoima.

Colette Barris takes a look at African influences in ancient Europe, Halloween with the, Druids and Moors.

Colette takes a brief dive into human celluar memory as it relates to genetic (DNA).

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Colette unpacks social, environmental, political issues which always intersect race and gender that impact the Village.  

Updates  on future interviews with Debra Lowe (Joe's Swing Shop-history of Black Music), Saundra Crouch  (Kennedy Honors)and Elaine Gibbs.  

Colette takes a hard look at resilience as it relates to Black children and the how resilience presents a hard often flawed security blanket for children of color as it relates to white children.  

Natural hair-is it here to stay or a response to COVID-19?  

The Filibuster and Redistriciting to be expected or too much?  Colette unpacks  how racism has taken hold of Voter Registration and the new 'Purple' states.

Pacoima's Friday Night Lights...San Fernando High School's Tiger Football  Bring It Back.

Our toxic love affair with oil...Oil's role in Global Warming How Much Time Do We Have To Fix It...Can We?

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Episode three downloads of The Urban Villagz has been 'CRAZY'  I thank you...  As a thank you here is a special mix from executive producer Reggie Valin for the grown folks, old and slow sit back relax and take another listen.  Reminisce, laugh and find joy once again from the Village.  Also Old Pacoima folks and those who had their own Pacoima  enjoy.

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Colette Barris discusses some of todays not so subtle topics, in this episode Colette unpacks life today in the absence of the village and Saundra and Andre Crouch Kennedy Honor nomination as well historical recognition for Pacoima, California and  Cynthia Horner and George Lopez's Pacoima roots.  Update on Elaine Gibbs interview.   Also in this episode of Urban Villagz Colette focuses on the plight of Black life, law enforcement and HUD Fair housing it's effect on the  Black community today.  

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