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 dete...

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...

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.