Chattanooga native and owner of R&B Barbershop Rodney Williams cuts up with Rob Alderman as they chat about his move to Cleveland, TN and how barbershop culture creates a vital community connection for many of the city's black residents. This

Episode 9: Shneka Jones, Demetrius Ramsey & Lawrence Armstrong

Aug 19th, 2020 30m 9s

In this episode, Shneka and Demetrius explain the "glass ceiling" and how many black residents of Cleveland must find success elsewhere. Rob Alderman asks why and what the future holds for black Americans in communities like College Hill.This

Episode 8: Alma Dotson, Dotson Funeral Home

Aug 6th, 2020 30m 30s

In this episode, Rob Alderman sits down with Alma Dotson of Dotson Funeral Home, who witnessed the aftermath of the urban renewal project and its impact on black businesses in College Hill. Alma also shares her dream and her vision for the comm

Episode 7: Nathan Westfield and Yolanda Edwards

Jul 23rd, 2020 40m 1s

In this episode, Nathan Westfield and daughter Yolanda Edwards discuss Nathan's experience with 100 Black Men, his youth enrichment program and his perspective on racial reconcilitation. Yolanda shares her experiences as a student of the Colleg

Episode 6: Pastor Sam Hall, Beaulah Hall & Billie McDermott

Jul 8th, 2020 39m 2s

In this episode, Fellowship of Praise Church of God (formerly Inman Street Church) Pastor Sam Hall, his wife, Beaulah, and her sister Billie McDermott reflect on their earliest memories in the College Hill community and discuss issues at the in

Episode 5: The "Why" Behind the College Hill Podcast

Jul 2nd, 2020 45m 9s

The College Hill Podcast is what happens when a group of local people come together to discuss racial reconciliation. In this episode, Olympia Pierce, Toni Miles, Rob Alderman and Jake Strum recollect on these stories about the College Hill Sch

Episode 4: Former Educator Helen Miller (Part Two)

Jul 2nd, 2020 42m 19s

In part two of this two-part conversation, Cleveland icon Helen Miller, former teacher and principal of College Hill High School, shares her account of the all-black high school, discussing the many young lives she touched before the school clo

Episode 3: Former Educator Helen Miller (Part One)

Jul 2nd, 2020 45m 32s

In part one of this two-part conversation, Cleveland icon Helen Miller, former teacher and principal of College Hill High School, shares her account of the all-black high school, discussing the many young lives she touched before the school clo

Episode 2: Vice Mayor Avery Johnson (Part Two)

Jun 11th, 2020 35m 33s

In part two of this two-part conversation, Cleveland, Tennessee Vice Mayor Avery Johnson gives his account about College Hill High School, once the pride of the community for nearly 100 years before closing down in the 1960s after integration b

Episode 1: Vice Mayor Avery Johnson (Part One)

1 Jun 11th, 2020 23m 17s

In part one of this two-part conversation, Cleveland, Tennessee Vice Mayor Avery Johnson gives his account about College Hill High School, once the pride of the community for nearly 100 years before closing down in the 1960s after integration b

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