Jelani Anglin: Help is one phone call away

Jelani Anglin

By Njeri McPherson

Special to the AmNews

Jelani Anglin is using his sharp entrepreneurial skills to impact the community around him. With partner Gabriel Leader-Rose, Jelani launched Good Call NYC in 2016, a hotline that provides people who have been arrested with immediate legal support. Getting arrested is a very intense experience, and often people can face arrest and jail time for trivial reasons. Good Call gives people quick and trustworthy support for those who get arrested and don’t know where to turn.