The Discussion

26/10/2021

05/05/2021

As you may know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we are thrill to have a discussion around pro bono mental health services offered by Mental Health America. Join us this Friday, 5/7/21 at 6p as we learn more about the Pro Bono Counseling Program at Mental Health America of Northern Kentucky & Southwestern Ohio & how the program links volunteer mental health professionals in the community with those who need but cannot afford mental health counseling in greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky

Our guest is Angel Fox, Program Coordinator of the Pro Bono Counseling Program.

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24/04/2021

Join us on today on at 2 p.m. as we are joined by a local police officer to discuss the Derek Chauvin verdict & recent events surrounding the deaths of Ma'Khia Bryant & Nyaira Givens

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06/04/2021

Are you interested in serving on a nonprofit board? Did you know that there is a leadership development program locally to train you on how to be an effective nonprofit board member?

Join us this Friday on to learn more about the BOLD (Board Oreintation + Leadership Development) Program powered by the Leadership Counsel for Nonprofits with Discussion guest, BOLD Program Manager, Jack FitzGerald.

You don't want to miss this informative discussion.

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23/02/2021

Join us on Friday, 2/26/2021 at 6 p.m. as we discuss BoardConnect, the nation's first and only AI-powered platform connecting volunteer leaders to nonprofit boards & the upcoming BoardConnect event on 3/11/2021.

Our special guests are Doug Bolton and Katie Fiorelli

Doug Bolton is President & CEO or Cincinnati Cares. Doug Bolton leads Cincinnati Cares, standing up the organization as the volunteer-centric entity our region needs and expanding the Cincinnati Cares platform to serve all individuals, businesses and nonprofits.

Katie Fiorelli is the Outreach and Training Manager for Cincinnati Cares. For more than a decade in roles as diverse as deacon of her church to a University of Cincinnati graduate student to a tutor in the Chicago public schools to a secondary-school teacher in Washington, D.C., Katie has been passionate about learning and creating a better world, which makes her a perfect fit for Cincinnati Cares and its mission of creating a Greater Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Cares is the region's only public-facing search-and-discover guide to the active nonprofits in the Greater Cincinnati region. Part of the nonprofit Inspiring Service, cincinnaticares.org helps connect the public to what nonprofits need now -- from products and supplies to donations to ways to help through hands-on or skilled volunteering.
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15/02/2021

Join us on The Discussion this Friday, 2/19/2021 at 6 p.m. as we discuss and learn more about the upcoming event titled "What is Mental Health?" presented by Black Women Cultivating Change taking place on 2/22/2021 for 7 and 8 grade Cincinnati Public School Students.

Our special guests are;
Brittany Collins, Licensed Mental Health Counselor & Consultant & Owner of Developing Me!

Danny Fresh, Celebrity Barber, Public Speaker & Entrepreneur

Robert Collings, Author & Activist and owner of EDUC8

Ashley Glass, Heath Equity Catalyst, Consultant & Owner of Black Women Cultivating Change

04/02/2021

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27/01/2021

Join us on The Discussion this Friday, 1/29/2021 at 6 p.m. as we learn more about the Cincinnati Black United Front & The historic Collaborative Agreement which has changed the way policing is done in Cincinnati.

Our special guest is Iris Roley

Iris is an original member of the Cincinnati Black United Front. As the Project Manager for the CBUF, in November 2000, Iris implemented a plan of action to address the wrongful deaths of two unarmed black men by the Cincinnati Police Department.

This was the catalyst used to file a class action lawsuit against the city of Cincinnati, its police department, and fraternal order of police in federal court. The lawsuit and eventual settlement in March 2001 is known as the historic Collaborative Agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Cincinnati and the Department of Justice. It is the only settlement in the country that includes Community members to be a part of how Public safety is designed and implemented with a focus on Problem Solving for communities and police.

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13/01/2021

This Wil be a great discussion this upcoming Friday with Gabe Davis!

Join us on Friday, 1/15/2021 at 6 p.m. as we learn more about the Cincinnati Citizen Complaint Authority (CCA) which leads investigations of serious police interventions and complaints filed by Cincinnati Citizens who believe they have been a victim of police misconduct.

Our special quest is Gabriel A. Davis, Esq.

Gabe Davis is the Executive Director of Cincinnati’s Citizens Complaint Authority, an agency viewed as key to the city’s police reforms outlined in federal/local Collaborative Agreement that followed the 2001 civil unrest.

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02/01/2021

Join us on Friday, 1/15/2021 at 6 p.m. as we learn more about the Cincinnati Citizen Complaint Authority (CCA) which leads investigations of serious police interventions and complaints filed by Cincinnati Citizens who believe they have been a victim of police misconduct.

Our special quest is Gabriel A. Davis, Esq.

Gabe Davis is the Executive Director of Cincinnati’s Citizens Complaint Authority, an agency viewed as key to the city’s police reforms outlined in federal/local Collaborative Agreement that followed the 2001 civil unrest.

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17/10/2020

Did you know that there was a free local program that specifically assists men in their efforts to become responsible, committed and nurturing fathers? There is and that program is called The Fatherhood Project!

Join us on Friday, 10/23/2020 at 6 p.m. as we discuss the Talbert House Fatherhood Project and how it helps dads strengthen their connection and involvement in the lives of their children.

Our special guest is Harold Howard, VP of Community Care at Talbert House.

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24/09/2020

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22/09/2020

Join us on Friday, 9/25/2020 at 6 p.m. as we discuss the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio and how the organization works to transform generations by promoting personal empowerment and self-sufficiency in our underserved communities.

Our guests include Eddie Koen & Rickell Howard-Smith

Eddie Koen is the President & CEO of the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio (ULGSO). Koen, a Chicago native, was most recently chief impact officer for United Way of Denver but has held both for-profit and nonprofit roles including managing partner for Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm SeedIM Ventures and chief of staff for Denver Public Schools. Koen is a past member of the board of governors of the National Bar Association and board of directors for Urban League of Metro Denver as well as former vice chair of the Denver Foundation in addition to other nonprofit board roles. He holds a master’s in public administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a bachelor’s from the University of Alabama and a J.D. from Samford University, Cumberland School of Law.

Rickell Howard-Smith is the Executive Director for the Center for Social Justice at ULGSO. Smith received her law degree from Temple University and her B.A. from Howard University, magna cm laude. She comes to the Center for Social Justice with 15 years of experience advocating for social and criminal justice reform. As an attorney, she has held positions with Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, Ohio Justice & Policy Center and Children’s Law Center Inc. Most recently, she served as senior director of community strategies at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.

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Join us on Friday, 9/25/2020 at 6 p.m. as we discuss the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio and how the organization works to transform generations by promoting personal empowerment and self-sufficiency in our underserved communities.

Our guests include Eddie Koen & Rickell Howard-Smith

Eddie Koen is the President & CEO of the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio (ULGSO). Koen, a Chicago native, was most recently chief impact officer for United Way of Denver but has held both for-profit and nonprofit roles including managing partner for Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm SeedIM Ventures and chief of staff for Denver Public Schools. Koen is a past member of the board of governors of the National Bar Association and board of directors for Urban League of Metro Denver as well as former vice chair of the Denver Foundation in addition to other nonprofit board roles. He holds a master’s in public administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a bachelor’s from the University of Alabama and a J.D. from Samford University, Cumberland School of Law.

Rickell Howard-Smith is the Executive Director for the Center for Social Justice at ULGSO. Smith received her law degree from Temple University and her B.A. from Howard University, magna cm laude. She comes to the Center for Social Justice with 15 years of experience advocating for social and criminal justice reform. As an attorney, she has held positions with Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, Ohio Justice & Policy Center and Children’s Law Center Inc. Most recently, she served as senior director of community strategies at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation.

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07/09/2020

Join us on Friday, 9/11/2020 at 6 p.m. as we celebrate the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative's five outstanding students for 2020 & discuss the past, present and future roles they might play in the fight for equity and justice.

Our guests include Ericka L. Copeland and Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney

Ericka L. Copeland is the President & CEO of Cincinnati Youth Collaborative. Copeland previously was executive director of Wesley Community Services in South Fairmount. She has also held leadership positions at Mercy Health Partners and the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati. Her community work includes being the former president and member of the Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education.

Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney, Esq. is a councilwoman for the City of Cincinnati She and her husband, Eric Kearney, own Sesh Communications, which publishes the Cincinnati Herald, a Cincinnati newspaper focusing on Cincinnati's black community. She stepped down as publisher of the Herald to serve as councilwoman for the city.

The Five outstanding students include

Honestee Cheatham

Keniah McCants

Gloria Stanford

Stephanae McPheeters

Olivia Jones

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25/08/2020

Join us on Friday, 8/28/2020 at 6 p.m. as we discuss the Cincinnati Preschool Promise and why it has been so essential in expanding access to high quality and equitable preschool in the Cincinnati school district

Our guest is Chara Fisher Jackson.

Chara is the Executive Director and CEO of Cincinnati Preschool Promise, a non-profit organization, expanding access to quality preschools in Cincinnati. Preschool expansion is made possible thanks to a significant investment from taxpayers who approved a 5-year Cincinnati Public Schools levy in 2016. The levy includes $33 million a year to strengthen K-12 education and $15 million a year to expand access to quality preschool.

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15/08/2020

Ep. 13 - CPS Fall Instruction Plan & Anti-Racism Policy with Mike Moroski

10/08/2020

Join us on Friday, 8/14/2020 at 6 p.m. as we discuss Cincinnati Public Schools plan for fall instruction due to COVID-19 and the push for an anti-racism policy for the school district.

Our guest is CPS Board Member, Mike Moroski.

Mike Moroski is an elected representative of the Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education, and the Policy & Partnership Manager at Cradle Cincinnati.

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07/08/2020

Join us on Friday, 8/7/2020 at 6 p.m. as we discuss volunteerism in Cincinnati and how Cincinnati Cares supports volunteerism in our region.

Our guests is Doug Bolton.

Doug Bolton is the President and CEO of Cincinnati Cares. Cincinnati Cares connects volunteers and changemakers around the Greater Cincinnati region to design and implement better volunteer engagement for a more equitable society.

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Over the past 20 years, as CEO of his respective organizations, Doug has taken three good organizations and made them great. Two were in the publishing industry — including 10 years as publisher of the Business Courier — the other in commercial real estate services. In addition, he has served as board chair and in other leadership roles in some of our region’s largest nonprofit organizations.

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04/08/2020

Join us on Friday, 8/7/2020 at 6 p.m. as we discuss volunteerism in Cincinnati and how Cincinnati Cares supports volunteerism in our region.

Our guests is Doug Bolton.

Doug Bolton is the President and CEO of CincinnatiCares. Cincinnati Cares connects volunteers and changemakers around the Greater Cincinnati region to design and implement better volunteer engagement for a more equitable society.

www.cincinnaticares.org

Over the past 20 years, as CEO of his respective organizations, Doug has taken three good organizations and made them great. Two were in the publishing industry — including 10 years as publisher of the Business Courier — the other in commercial real estate services. In addition, he has served as board chair and in other leadership roles in some of our region’s largest nonprofit organizations.

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31/07/2020

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27/07/2020

Join us on Friday, 7/31/2020 at 6 p.m. on "The Discussion" as we discuss black women empowerment and Alandes Powell's work with organizing the Cincinnati Black Lives Matter mural.

Our guest is Alandes Powell!

Powell is the Vice President of Business Controls at Fifth Third, Bank, Author, immediate past chair of the Urban League Greater Southwestern Ohio Board of Directors and 2018 Greater Cincinnati Foundation Woman of the Year.

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06/07/2020

Join us on Friday, 7/10/2020 at 6 p.m. as we discuss health disparities in the African American community and local efforts to combat them.

Our guests include Kiana Trabue and Ryan Adcock

Kiana Trabue is the Executive Director of Population Health Strategies at The Health Collaborative, which is a regional health improvement non-profit organization. THC's mission is to lead data-driven improvement that results in healthier people, better care, and lower costs. THC's vision is for Greater Cincinnati to be healthy by design, and for everyone to be connected to quality, affordable healthcare.

Ryan Adcock is the co-founder and Executive Director for Cradle Cincinnati, a collective impact collaborative aimed at reducing Hamilton County's high infant mortality rate. Partners included local maternity hospitals, Cincinnati Children's, United Way, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Interact for Health, the City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County and many community partners.

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01/07/2020

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19/06/2020

Join us this Friday at 6 p.m. for this Juneteenth episode of The Discussion as we discuss the debate between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois and how they sharply disagreed on strategies for black social and economic progress.

Our guests include Dr. Earl Wright II and Dr. Eric R. Jackson.

Dr. Earl Wright II is a Professor of Sociology in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Rhodes College in Memphis Tennessee.

Dr. Eric R. Jackson is a Professor of History and the Director of the Black Studies Program in the Department of History and Geography at Northern Kentucky University.

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19/06/2020

15/06/2020

Join us this Friday at 6 p.m. for this Juneteenth episode of The Discussion as we discuss the debate between Booker T Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois and how they sharply disagreed on strategies for black social and economic progress.

Our guests include Dr. Earl Wright II and Dr. Eric R. Jackson.

Dr. Earl Wright II is a Professor of Sociology in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Rhodes College in Memphis Tennessee.

Dr. Eric R. Jackson is a Professor of History and the Director of the Black Studies Program in the Department of History and Geography at Northern Kentucky University.

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05/06/2020

04/06/2020

Join us on The Discussion Friday, 6/5/2020 at 6 p.m. as we discuss ways to support our youth during COVID-19 and the social climate.

Our guests include Ericka Copeland, Guyton Mathews and Dr. Robert Shapiro.

Ericka Copeland is the president/CEO of the Cincinnat Youth Collaborative (C*C), a nonprofit that makes a significant difference in the lives of vulnerable young people in 2nd grade through college by providing a range of services designed to keep kids in school, prepared for college and career, and on the pathway to success.

Guyton Mathews is the superintendent of Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy (CCPA), a tuition-free, public charter school, offering high-quality education for grades K - 12. Located in the West End neighborhood of downtown Cincinnati, the campus includes three buildings as well as access to the Carl H. Lindner YMCA.

Robert A. Shapiro, MD is the director for the Mayerson Center for Safe and Health Children at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center. The Mayerson Center is a highly community-oriented center, treating children from 22 Ohio counties, as well as children from Kentucky and Indiana.

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28/05/2020

Join us this on The Discussion this Friday, May 29 at 6 p.m. as we discuss the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Lloyd. We will also discuss the Amy Cooper interaction and Race in America!

Joining us is Deborah Heater, Esq. and Sherman Bradley.

Deborah Heater is the Regional Director for the Dayton/Cincinnati Region of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. Deborah began her focus on public service as a Municipal Investigator with the Office of Municipal Investigations (OMI), a division of the City Manager’s Office for the City of Cincinnati. She reviewed allegations of dysfunctional performance and misconduct. Her responsibilities included investigating allegations of police discharge of fi****ms; police-involved fatalities, injuries while in police custody, and use of excessive force. She also investigated allegations of unethical conduct involving employees, contractors, and government-funded nonprofits. She continued investigative responsibilities across her leadership roles regarding employment discrimination, sexual harassment, other forms of misconduct.

Sherman Bradley the CEO of Goodfit, LLC, an organization that provides diversity training, support and ongoing community development. Sherman is a former US Air Force Sergeant and ordained minister. He is the founder of Consider the Poor, LLC an advocacy, consulting and training organization that assists the public in understanding class, cultural competency and the conditions of poverty. In 2011-2012, he hosted a weekly radio show of the same name challenging the community to “Consider the Poor”. Consider the Poor sponsored HopeFest, an Annual Health and Education Festival in Downtown Cincinnati serving hundreds of children and families in poverty.
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