Erikka Yancy is an associate producer at Brave New Foundation where she is currently working on several long-term campaigns. Before joining Brave New Foundation, she produced several narrative short films including the festival award-winning and Imagen Award Nominee Marrying God. Yancy is a graduate of the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago with a BFA in acting, and the American Film Institute with an MFA in producing. Her parents are proud of both of her extraordinarily practical degrees.

Blog Entries by Erikka Yancy

My Crush on Tom Hayden

Posted June 30, 2008 | 11:31 AM (EST)


I have a confession to make and I hope it doesn't change your opinion of me as a serious blogger but it has to be said; I have a wicked crush on Tom Hayden. Now, before you click away and dismiss me as some empty-headed gossip blogger -- hear me...

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Ava Lowery on Fear and Optimism

Posted June 13, 2008 | 03:51 PM (EST)


When I was 7 years old, I wanted to be a ballerina and a chef when I grew up. I was fiercely passionate about it. I never took a single dance class and I couldn't make anything more than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but these two things in...

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More Fox Lies: Jeremiah Wright -- the Whole Sermon

98 Comments | Posted March 21, 2008 | 07:22 PM (EST)


Fox News. You corrupt mouthpiece for a corrupt administration. I usually just ignore you and your leader Rupert Bush, but now you've gone too far. Several days ago you aired a clip of Jeremiah Wright -- Barack Obama's former Spiritual Advisor. The clips you found were incendiary, hateful, and taken...

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