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19/05/2025

From Pathways to Progress: Navigating Career Change with Confidence

In this episode of Wise Women, we explore how to support women navigating transitions at every stage, from reentering the workforce to shifting into new industries. We discuss the barriers, the breakthroughs, and the importance of mentorship, resources, and flexibility in building real career mobility. You’ll also hear from a Wise Pathways graduate who shares her personal journey through career change—and how the program helped her take the next step.

19/05/2025

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55 phút
22/10/2025

Clean Energy and Green Jobs

Sylvia Rios of Manufacturing Works discusses clean energy, climate change, and Northeast Ohio’s growing green job sector. The episode highlights the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, renewable energy initiatives, and workforce programs like Wise Pathways that prepare women and minorities for high-demand careers, stressing that strong skills and a willingness to learn are keys to success.

22/10/2025

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52 phút
30/10/2025

Unity and Reclaiming the Future

The hosts analyze the legacy of slavery and its modern parallels in gerrymandering and voter suppression. They stress Black unity, self-empowerment, and economic independence while warning against media manipulation. The conversation calls for reclaiming moral and spiritual strength, engaging politically, and building stronger communities, ending with a call to action for conscious decision-making and reclaiming the future.

30/10/2025

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58 phút
13/11/2025

Boosting Voter Turnout in Cuyahoga County

The Rabbi, Uni, David Brock, and Juanita Brent discuss voter turnout and civic engagement in Cuyahoga County. They highlight threats to democracy, challenges from redistricting, and barriers like racism and sexism. The group stresses the importance of community involvement, representation, and policy changes to make voting easier. They encourage local engagement through precinct organizing and democratic clubs, emphasizing collective action to protect and strengthen democracy.

13/11/2025

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57 phút
15/04/2025

Breaking the Curse of Willie Lynch

In this powerful episode of Black Thought: The Spark, Pastor Gohlstin and DJ Black Unicorn confront the lingering impact of the infamous Willie Lynch letter — a blueprint designed to divide, control, and destroy unity within the Black community. They unpack how the psychological chains of division, distrust, and self-hate still show up today, generations later. Most importantly, they discuss what it looks like to break that curse — through healing, unity, love, and intentional rebuilding of Black identity and connection. This is a raw, honest conversation about freeing the mind to free the people.

15/04/2025

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47 phút
26/04/2025

Exiled: The War on Black Humanity

In this episode of Black Thought: The Spark, Pastor Gohlstin and DJ Black Unicorn explore the deep wounds left by the forced exile of Black Americans from their original land, culture, and identity. They unpack how, through the brutal process of slavery, there was an intentional effort to animalize those who were kidnapped — stripping them of their humanity to justify their oppression. This conversation exposes the psychological warfare used to disconnect a people from their roots, and how that disconnection still echoes today. Pastor Gohlstin and DJ Black Unicorn offer powerful insight into how understanding this process is key to reversing it — reclaiming our true selves, restoring our cultural memory, and walking back toward wholeness. Healing begins when we recognize what was stolen — and what still lives within us, waiting to be awakened.

26/04/2025

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52 phút
02/04/2025

Breaking the Chains: Restoring Black Independence

In this powerful episode of Black Thought: The Spark, Pastor Gohlstin and DJ Black Unicorn dive deep into the systemic dehumanization of Black people and how it traces back to the dynamics of the slave maker and the slave master. They explore how institutions have worked to strip Black communities of independence-economically, politically, and culturally-and discuss what it takes to reclaim true self-sufficiency. From economic empowerment to mental liberation, this conversation sparks the blueprint for breaking free from modern oppression and building a future of true autonomy.

02/04/2025

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57 phút
02/04/2025

Know Thyself: Unlocking the Power Within

On this episode of Black Thought: The Spark, we dive into Dr. Na'im Akbar's transformative book Know Thyself and explore what it truly means to understand the spiritual, physical, personal, and social self. Pastor Gohlstin and DJ Black Unicorn break down how self-knowledge is the key to empowerment, healing, and reclaiming our collective identity. From ancient wisdom to modern struggles, this conversation sheds light on how deeper self-awareness can elevate individuals and strengthen the Black community as a whole.

02/04/2025

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57 phút
03/04/2025

Building a Better Future: Dr. Carmine Stewart on Adult Literacy and the Aspire Program

In this episode of Our Voices Today, host DJ Black Unicorn sits down with Dr. Carmine Stewart, director of the Aspire Program, to discuss how a bold new approach is transforming adult literacy in Cuyahoga County. After three out of four adult literacy programs were at risk of losing funding in 2023, Dr. Stewart and her team stepped up to create a student-centered, research-based initiative that directly addresses the barriers adult learners face. Learn how the Aspire Program is not only keeping crucial resources in Cleveland-but also giving adults the tools they need to rewrite their stories.

03/04/2025

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55 phút
03/04/2025

Pathways to Purpose: Workforce Development and Volunteer Power in Cleveland

In this empowering episode of Our Voices Today, host Stephanie "DJ Black Unicorn" Crowder spotlights two powerful organizations helping Clevelanders build stronger futures. First, Ronnie Cannon from Towards Employment shares how the organization is breaking down barriers to meaningful careers-especially for those impacted by the justice system or systemic inequity-through skill-building, career coaching, and employer connections. Then, Joy Banish of Greater Cleveland Volunteers joins the show to talk about the power of service and how volunteering creates ripple effects across the community. Together, these conversations explore how purpose, opportunity, and people are transforming Cleveland from the ground up.

03/04/2025

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51 phút

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