Neighbor Up Spotlight

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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/

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.

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.

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.

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.