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What's Next? | Villa Maria’s Hip-Hop Creative Alliance
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What's Next? | Villa Maria’s Hip-Hop Creative Alliance

What’s Next? welcomes CJ Banks, the Special Assistant to the President at Villa…

What’s Next? · Buffalo Toronto Public Media

March 6, 202456m 1s

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What’s Next? welcomes CJ Banks, the Special Assistant to the President at Villa Maria College. Banks heads up community outreach and workforce development at the school, including through the recently announced Hip-Hop Creative Alliance. He’s also the founder and president of the KORP Foundation, which focuses on professional advancement and skills training. Originally from The Bronx and after some time spent in the music industry, Banks came to Buffalo 20 years ago. Since then, he’s kept busy in various entrepreneurial roles. He joins Jay Moran to discuss the latest of these, and future plans for workforce development in the community.