Shana and Asia sit down with Aseelah Shareef from Karamu House
Author Archives: Shana Black
E13: Love Ties and WordSmiths
Meet the Smith’s, a couple who have built a business specializing in spoken word poetry, public speaking and public performance. They talk to Asia about dating, marriage and how they came together in this episode
Ep 11: Ever Been on a Wine Tour… in Cleveland?
Get on the bus and check out Northeast Ohio’s wineries…listen and learn more
Ep: 10 Leveling up with Leap Frog
Calling all Girl Bosses! We’re talking about business hacks for women of color….
EP 8: “It’s Where the Men Are” with Pretty Ash
“Where are the men at?” “Usually at the cigar bar” Shana talks to the ladies of Pretty Ash about smoking cigars and felling comfortable at the cigar lounge
EP 7: “For the Culture” with Luka Blackhill
Meet Luka aka Kimmy Katarja. In this episode Luka tell us how he brought his drawings of a boss type Black Superhero to life and to the stage. Such a fun and informative episode but it may not be one to listen to with the kids around so just a heads up
Ep 5: Shop Small, Shop Locality
When a prophet tells you that you will start a business, you start a business. We talk to Wendy Horn about starting a small business, the early stages of entrepreneurship and how taking advantage of business coaching has helped her grow Locality
Ep 4: Bella Sin of Cleveland Burlesque
“No, It’s an artist doing a piece of work” Bella Sin tells us how skipping school to go to the library put her on the path to burlesque
Ep 3: Refined
Shana talks with new Clevelander, Clem Marshall producer of the Refined Festival and the Ohio Mead Festival. Learn more about the festival and find out what she likes about Cleveland.

