Neighbor Up Spotlight

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Now almost 3,000 members strong, Neighbor Up is a diverse group of people who believe everyone has the talent, knowledge and power to be the change they want to see.

Carol Malone


    • Mar 24, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 39m AVG DURATION
    • 45 EPISODES


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    Priscilla Bell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 32:12


    Carol talks with Priscilla Bell, president of the Inner City Ski Club, Ohio's oldest African American ski club with affordable memberships availble for individuals and families.

    Whitney Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 37:21


    Carol talks with Whitney Johnson, a children's librarian at the Rice branch of the Cleveland Public Library, about her work with youth and families supporting literacy.

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    Mary Macias

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 36:50


    Carol talks with Mary Macias, a lawyer who founded The Footpath Foundation with the goal of getting youth from low-income areas outdoors. Footpath offers overnight camping, equestrian therapy and other programming in schools in Cleveland and Lorain.

    Dunn Pearson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 95:31


    Carol talks with Cleveland native Dunn Pearson, a composer, arranger and producer. He has played with the O'Jays, Stephanie Mills, Teddy Pendergrass and Stevie Wonder.

    Gail Grizzell and Dennis Knowles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 53:00


    Carol talks with Gail Grizzell and Dennis Knowles about The Fishing Foundation, the organization they founded in 2021 to encourage youth to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors.

    Laron and Angela Douglas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 28:35


    Carol talks with Laron and Angela Douglas about the Renounce Denounce Gang Intervention Program. Laron Douglas developed the 10-week program for at-risk while he, himself, was incarcerated. In 2021, more than 80 youth graduated from the program. Staff are certified in conflict resolution and mediation.

    Jowan Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 52:24


    Carol talks with Jowan Smith, founder and CEO of Getting Our Babies to College, which offers -- starting in middle school -- interactive workshops and individual consultations to families and students to help them prepare for the post secondary education process.

    Yvonka Hall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 99:30


    Listen in as host Carol Malone talks with Yvonka Hall about what inspired her to found the Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition, a social justice organization created to address the impact of racism on African American disparities including policy inequities, historical trauma, food insecurity, research, behavioral health and addiction, and health.

    Waverly Willis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 77:20


    Carol talks with Waverly Willis, owner of the Urban Kutz barbershops, about his journey from addiction and homelessness to health and prosperity.

    Dr. Charles Modlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 73:33


    Dr. Modlin talks with Carol about his life growing up in Indiana, his new work at MetroHealth Hospital, and his long-running Minority Men's Health Fair happening Thursday, April 28th from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Register here: https://www.metrohealth.org/mmhf

    Myesha Crowe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 42:30


    Carol talks with Myesha Crowe of Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance, which is providing community-led violence prevention and restoration services.

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    Carl Cook

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 80:25


    Carol talks with Carl Cook about his work as the founder and director of Project Save, located at The Friendly Inn in Central. Project Save offers services including: job and drug treatment information and referrals, housing referrals and computer classes. In this episode, Cook describes a recovery from homelessness and addiction, to sobriety and service to others. His story is a testimony of determination and triumph over adversity.

    Barbara Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 58:39


    Community leader Barbara Anderson talks with Carol Malone about her work going back decades in Cleveland neighborhoods.

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    Joyce Huang and Samira Malone

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 23:30


    Carol talks with Samira Malone and Joyce Huang about Cleveland Walls, an international mural program coming to Cleveland this month from August 23-28. For more information, go to www.midtowncleveland.org/clevelandwalls

    Denise Wright

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 54:45


    Carol talks with her friend Denise Wright, Ph.D., about growing up in the Ludlow neighborhood and her career as an educational and clinical psychologist. Wright's research focuses on public health disparities.

    Julian Khan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 46:00


    Julian Khan talks with Carol about his love for his neighborhood, the importance of really knowing your neighbors and his work this summer on a documentary about the possibilities of outdoor community space.

    Brit Fox

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 27:19


    Recording studio owner, singer and music producer Brit Fox talks with Carol about being a genre-bending pioneer in the music industry with her original music appearing on television shows like "Empire." "You have to stay open-minded" in the music industry, Fox said, and "listen more" to evoke that emotion and create an amazing work of art.

    Lawna Gamble

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 63:52


    Listen in as Carol talks with Lawna Gamble, founder of Willow Cove Art and Wellness Boutique, about mental health, wellness and the healing power of art.

    Meryl Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 87:35


    Carol talks with Meryl Johnson, a retired teacher, student advocate and graduate of Glenville High School, about education, community and justice.

    Shirley Wheeler

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 18:24


    Community leader Shirley Bell-Wheeler, founder of Elements of Internal Movement, talks with Carol about youth, mental health and her work growing produce in a community farm called the Revolutionary Love Garden in the heart of Cleveland at E. 123rd and Imperial.

    Jovonne Smith and Jonathan Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 22:41


    Jovonne Smith and Jonathan Johnson talk about their work to bring fun and positivity to Cleveland neighborhoods through Young Imaginations, their entertainment business that brings bounce houses and games to community events.

    Thomas Hudson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 33:04


    Artist Thomas Hudson talks with Carol about his natural realism paintings that are so detailed and intricate they appear to be photographs. Some of his work was featured in a recent exhibition by the Artists Archives called "Seen Unseen" held at the Cleveland Sculpture Center. He was also one of the featured artists in the Black Local Artists of Cleveland Kuumba directory sponsored by Neighborhood Connections last year.

    Randell McShepard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 59:23


    A conversation with Randell McShepard about leadership, power and change in Cleveland. "Neighbor Up Spotlight" is a podcast created, hosted and produced by Cleveland resident and Neighbor Up member Carol Malone focused on real conversations with people making positive change in our city. Find it on iTunes, SoundCloud and at neighborupcle.org/spotlight

    Jerome Baker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 28:29


    Carol talks with Jerome Baker about his work mentoring young people in Central and his commitment to giving back to the community where he was raised.

    Sonya Pryor-Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 14:16


    Host Carol Malone talks with Sonya Pryor-Jones about her work to launch Fab House in Glenville and connect young people with opportunities in digital fabrication.

    Tammy Kennedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 30:22


    Carol talks with community organizer, artist and event planner Tammy Kennedy about her work to recognize extraordinary East Cleveland residents and broaden the narrative about her community.

    Dava Cansler

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 16:34


    Carol talks with Dava Cansler, the founder of Foluke Cultural Arts, about her work creating a space for dance, theater and music to grow in the Central neighborhood.

    Vince Robinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 62:47


    Carol talks with her old friend musician and poet Vince Robinson about music, art, poetry and the ongoing struggle for justice in America.

    Dawn Arrington

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 32:16


    Carol talks with Buckeye resident Dawn Arrington about her work with the crowdfunding platform ioby, Larchmere Porchfest and Bridging the Tracks.

    Monica Torres

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 21:12


    Season 3, Episode 2: Listen in as Cleveland resident Carol Malone talks with Monica Torres, founder of LatinUs Theater Co. and a member of Neighbor Up, a group of 3,000 people using our talents and skills to create an extraordinary world right where we live. Find it on iTunes, SoundCloud and at www.NeighborUpCLE.org/spotlight

    Johnny Wu

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 12:44


    Carol talks with Johnny Wu, co-founder of the Cleveland Asian Festival.

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    Joe Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 16:58


    Carol talks with Glenville resident Joe Black about his work as a mentor and community activist.

    Ed Parker

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 19:36


    Carol talks with Ed Parker about his Snickerfritz gallery and cultural workshop space in East Cleveland and his dedication to uplifting African-American art.

    Jan Ridgeway & Quinton Durham

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2018 44:12


    Carol talks with Jan Ridgeway and Quinton Durham about Garden Valley Neighborhood House, their self-funded community center that houses a food pantry, children's choir, trade school and more.

    Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 22:16


    Carol talks with Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, former superintendent of her alma mater Shaker Heights City Schools, as he prepares to leave Cleveland to return to his hometown and become the superintendent of the Alexandria City School District in Virginia.

    David Smeltz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 48:59


    Season 2 of "Neighbor Up Spotlight" kicks off with a kitchen table conversation between old friends Carol Malone and David Smeltz talking about addiction, redemption, music & the power of friendship.

    Diane Morgan & Gordon Martin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2017 22:36


    In the latest episode of "Neighbor Up Spotlight," Carol talks with Diane Morgan and Gordon Martin about their work building community in the Stockyards neighborhood.

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    Mama Fasi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2017 16:45


    Carol talks with Linda Thomas Jones better known as Mama Fasi, one of the country's foremost African drummers and a member of Neighbor Up.

    Oluremi Oliver & Michele Rudolph

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2017 19:30


    Carol talks with Neighbor Up member Oluremi Oliver and Michele Rudolph about this week's 8th annual Black Storytellers Week, a week of storytelling at local libraries, an open mic event and concerts. See www.neighborhoodgrants.org/events for gatherings.

    The Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2017 19:50


    Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers celebrate their 8th Annual Black Storytelling Week Concert featuring World Class Storytellers Jocelyn Dabney and Donna Willingham at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the Greg L. Reese Performing Arts Center East Cleveland Public Library, 14101 Euclid Avenue. Tickets: $15 Call: 216-751-2897

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    Marlys Rambeau & Cynthia Connolly

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2017 36:28


    Marlys Rambeau and Cynthia Connelly join Carol to talk about the Lake Erie Native American Council (LENAC) and their cultural arts project that received funding from Neighborhood Connections and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. LENAC has an event is coming up May 20. Details at: https://www.facebook.com/events/431346167233383/

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    Amanda Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2017 12:54


    Neighbor Up members know that finding a good job that pays a living wage and is close to home is a big challenge for many of their neighbors living in Greater University Circle. Working with University Hospitals and Towards Employment, they crafted a unique jobs pipeline that matches neighborhood residents with jobs inside the hospital. Systemic change from the bottom up. That's Neighbor Up.

    Christin Farmer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2017 17:06


    Neighbor Up member Christin Farmer talks with Carol about her group Birthing Beautiful Communities, a sister circle of women in Hough helping women deliver healthy babies. There is a crisis of infant deaths in several Cleveland neighborhoods where African-American women are affected by infant death 3 times more than the national average. On average, 30 babies die a year in the Central neighborhood.

    Tom O'Brien

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2017 19:43


    A 15-minute kitchen table conversation between host Carol Malone and Neighbor Up member Tom O'Brien talking about what people are doing in the Neighbor Up network.

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    Dawn Arrington & Lila Mills

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2016 18:18


    Neighbor Up members Dawn Arrington & Lila Mills give an overview of Neighbor Up, a network of about 2,000 Cleveland and East Cleveland residents making positive change in their neighborhoods. “Neighbor Up Spotlight” is hosted by Cleveland resident and activist Carol Malone. Each 15-minute episode is like listening in on a kitchen table conversation between Carol and Neighbor Up members talking about their work.

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