This episode will explore a lesser-known (African American) area of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery: the Freedom Lots. In 2017, these seven lots were restored by Green-Wood’s conservation staff and a group of student interns. …

A place with high rates of homeownership and a dwindling business district. In this episode, the final of our Lost Voices of Cincinnati series*, we’re exploring the history of South Cumminsville, a neighborhood that, like many Black neighborhoods in Cincinnati, has been divided and diminished by top-down urban planning…

Limitations, liberation, and the pursuit of happiness. — About this episode: In this episode, the third of our Lost Voices of Cincinnati series*, we’re exploring the history of Avondale, a neighborhood that experienced a different kind of white flight and is still recovering from transformative events that occurred during the mid-century such as race riots and housing discrimination. We will discuss…

In this episode, the first of our Lost Voices of Cincinnati series*, we’re exploring the history of Evanston, the home of King Records, which was pivotal to the creation of Rock n’ Roll music. We not only discuss King, but also another important anchor in the neighborhood, St. Mark’s, that…

Our first season of Urban Roots starts with an episode that will take you back, way back, to Cincinnati’s beginnings. — If you know anything about Cincinnati’s Black history, you have probably heard of neighborhoods like the West End and Over-the-Rhine. But what do you know about the African American communities in Evanston, Avondale, or South Cumminsville? Have you ever heard about John Hatfield — a major player in Cincinnati’s Underground…