Bending the Arc

This is the final episode in our podcast series focused on the powerful work of ThirdSpace Action Lab, a racial equity consulting firm based here in Cleveland. We welcomed back the founders of ThirdSpace, Evelyn Burnett and Mordecai Cargill, to reflect with me on the podcast series and consider the path ahead for ThirdSpace. We launched the series with Episode 32, where Evelyn and Mordecai talked...

This is the fifth episode in the podcast series Moving Toward Healing focused on the incredible work of ThirdSpace Action Lab, a racial equity consulting firm based in Cleveland. The series features seven episodes exploring the philosophy, strategies, and achievements of this extremely unique and innovative changemaking powerhouse. In this episode we focus on a specific example of ThirdSpace magic...

We are coming up on two years since we launched a period of reflecting, reimagining and recommitting at our center’s tenth anniversary. We are now fully into a major strategic pivot on our quest to promote place-based social transformation. We dedicate this episode to bring our listeners fully up to speed on the next chapter of our mission. To describe the details of our organizational pivot, I am...

This is the fourth episode in the podcast series Moving Toward Healing focused on the incredible work of ThirdSpace Action Lab, a racial equity consulting firm based in Cleveland. The series features six episodes exploring the philosophy, strategies, and achievements of this extremely unique and innovative changemaking powerhouse. In this episode we focus on the Space in ThirdSpace, liberated spac...

This is the third episode in the podcast series Moving Toward Healing focused on the incredible work of ThirdSpace Action Lab, a racial equity consulting firm based in Cleveland. The series features six episodes exploring the philosophy, strategies, and achievements of this extremely unique and innovative changemaking powerhouse. ThirdSpace Action Lab was launched five years ago and is based in th...

This is the second episode in the podcast series Moving Toward Healing focused on the incredible work of ThirdSpace Action Lab, a racial equity consulting firm based in Cleveland. The series features six episodes exploring the philosophy, strategies, and achievements of this extremely unique and innovative changemaking powerhouse. ThirdSpace Action Lab was launched five years ago and is based in t...

This episode launches a new podcast series Moving Toward Healing focused on the incredible work of ThirdSpace Action Lab, a racial equity consulting firm based in Cleveland. The series features six episodes exploring the philosophy, strategies, and achievements of this extremely unique and innovative changemaking powerhouse. ThirdSpace Action Lab was launched five years ago and is based in the his...

This episode, recorded in early Fall 2024, completes our 10th Anniversary podcast series focused on revisiting some of our favorite reports from our first decade. In this episode, we took a lookback at our very first podcast episode which focused on the Future of Mixed-Income Policy and Practice, in which we introduced our edited volume What Works to Promote Inclusive and Equitable Mixed-Income Co...

This episode continues our 10th Anniversary podcast series focused on revisiting some of our favorite reports from our first decade. In this episode, our guest host Salin Geevarghese revisits our Promising Practices in Inclusive Social Dynamics report which spotlights exemplary efforts to build inclusive communities across lines of income, race and ethnicity. The lead authors of the paper are Joni...

For the final episode in our podcast series on grassroots community leadership we are joined once again by Mayor Michael R. White, the visionary and driving force behind the Neighborhood Leadership Development Program in Cleveland. Mayor White launched our series in Episode 22 with an overview of NLDP and in this episode he reflects on lessons learned and shares some of his aspirations for the fut...

This episode continues our series focused on impacting community change through grassroots community leadership. In this episode, we go behind the scenes to talk with the team of coaches who are a vital part of the secret sauce of the Neighborhood Leadership Development Program here in Cleveland. Every NLDP participant is assigned a personal coach. Participants meet regularly with their coach for...

This episode continues our podcast series focused on impacting community change through grassroots community leadership. In this series, we are shining the spotlight on local everyday community leaders. In this episode we talk with three community leaders who share a passion for community gardening and healthy eating. Veronica Walton is the Executive Director for Food Depot to Health, a non-profit...

This episode continues our podcast series focused on impacting community change through grassroots community leadership. In this series, we are shining the spotlight on local everyday community leaders. In this episode we talk with three community leaders who share a passion for developing programs to build skills among youth and adults.   Steph Mukenyi Wahome has been a Program Manager for City Y...

This episode continues our podcast series focused on impacting community change through grassroots community leadership. In this series, we are shining the spotlight on local everyday community leaders. In this episode we talk with three community leaders who share a passion for promoting health and wellness.   Quiana Howard has transitioned her career over the past decade from nail technician to...

This episode continues our podcast series focused on impacting community change through grassroots community leadership. In this series, we are shining the spotlight on local everyday community leaders. Each of the leaders we will talk to are graduates of the innovative Neighborhood Leadership Development Program in Cleveland. Today we will be talking with three community leaders whose passion is...

This episode continues our podcast series focused on impacting community change through grassroots community leadership. In this series, we are shining the spotlight on local everyday community leaders. Each of the leaders we will talk to are graduates of the innovative Neighborhood Leadership Development Program in Cleveland. Today we will be talking with three community leaders whose passion is...

This episode launches a new podcast series focused on impacting community change through grassroots community leadership. In this series, we will shine the spotlight on local everyday community leaders. Each of the leaders we will talk to are graduates of the innovative Neighborhood Leadership Development Program in Cleveland. In this episode, to kick off the series, I’m joined by Mayor Michael R....

Where to next in the quest for urban equity and inclusion? This episode returns to focus on our journey as an impact research center. In November 2023, the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities celebrated our 10th anniversary and kicked off a year of reflection, recommitment, and reimagining. In this episode I am joined by three of our longtime collaborators who are working closely with...

In this episode we conclude our special series focused on Urban Strategies, Inc., a national non-profit that exemplifies the quest for urban equity and inclusion. Urban Strategies works with more than 30,000 low- to moderate-income families in 31 communities across 24 major metropolitan areas. We welcome Esther Shin, President and CEO of USI, back to the podcast, and invite her to share her list o...

We continue our special series focused on Urban Strategies, Inc., a national non-profit that exemplifies the quest for urban equity and inclusion. Urban Strategies works with more than 30,000 low- to moderate-income families in 31 communities across 24 major metropolitan areas. In this episode, we talk about the importance of not only aiming to increase incomes for marginalized households but to a...

We continue our special series focused on Urban Strategies, Inc., a national non-profit that exemplifies the quest for urban equity and inclusion. Urban Strategies works with more than 30,000 low- to moderate-income families in 31 communities across 24 major metropolitan areas. In this episode, we talk about promoting housing and economic justice, the Urban Strategies way. I talk with Alicia Walte...

We continue our special series focused on Urban Strategies, Inc., a national non-profit that exemplifies the quest for urban equity and inclusion. Urban Strategies works with more than 30,000 low- to moderate-income families in 31 communities across 24 major metropolitan areas. In this episode I talk with Richard Baron, board chair of USI, Michael Bowen, USI board member, and Esther Shin, Presiden...

This episode kicks off a special series focused on Urban Strategies, Inc., a national non-profit that exemplifies the quest for urban equity and inclusion. Urban Strategies serves as a social impact partner in neighborhoods across the country that are undergoing a physical revitalization. USI designs and implements place-based human capital strategies to ensure that all families impacted by neighb...

This episode explores the backstory behind the university research center that created and delivers these podcasts, the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, based at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Time to give our listeners a glimpse into who we are and what we do. Colette Ngana is the guest host for this episode. She is a doctoral fellow with NIMC and is wrapping up her...

In this episode we talk with Dr. Ed Goetz, director of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs and a faculty member at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Ed co-authored an essay for the What Works volume with Anthony Damiano and Rashad Williams. Their critique is focused on why promoting economic advancement for low-income African Americans and other people of...