On this week’s episode of #TheFriendZone, Assanté takes over and shares his tech research on the future of self-driving cars.

Black Business of the Week: Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche’s new children’s book, “Happy Birthday Mali More” https://malimore.com

The Friend Zone Live at Sony Hall!

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