Series: 6. Race and Democracy in Northeast Ohio Episode: 7. Madhu Sharma, International Institute of Akron Podcast #: 73 Release Date: May 6, 2022 Summary: This episode is part of Series 6, Race and Democracy in Northeast Ohio. In our seventh episode, Casey and Anuj talk with Madhu Sharma, Executive Director and Director of Immigration Legal Services at International Institute of Akron in Akron, OH. The conversation explores the intersections of race, religion, and resettlement in Akron, OH with a…
Series 6 Episode 8 – Aisia and Samira, Midtown Cleveland
Series: 6. Race and Democracy in Northeast Ohio Episode: 8. Aisia Jones and Samira Malone, MidTown Cleveland Podcast #: 74 Release Date: May 17, 2022 Summary: This episode is part of Series 6, Race and Democracy in Northeast Ohio. In this eighth episode, Ashley and Shemariah talk with Midtown Cleveland staff Aisia Jones (Director of Community Empowerment) and Samira Malone (Neighborhood Planning Manager). The conversation emphasizes the importance of Black women in local activism, municipal politics, and neighborhood planning. The…