Neighbor Up Spotlight

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 abo...