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Urban Roots is the award-winning podcast that preserves place through story. Hosted by Deqah and published by Urbanist Media, 501c3.
Unknown Host hosts Urban Roots, a history show with 48 episodes published.
From 1833 to 1851, Harriet Beecher Stowe and her family called a two-story yellow brick house in Walnut Hills home. Her experiences there – across the river from slave-owning Kentucky – inspired Uncle Tom’s Cabin . In th
In the 1910s, millions of migrants from the rural South arrived in Cincinnati seeking employment. Affordable housing was scarce; workers and their families packed into dark, dangerous tenements. Seeing poverty on the ris
You heard briefly about Cincinnati’s remaining Green Book sites in our shorts; now prepare to be immersed in their history. Our host (Deqah) will take you to Walnut Hills and discuss what these places meant — and continu
When greats like Duke Ellington, Jackie Robinson, or Thurgood Marshall came to Cincinnati, they couldn’t stay at the white-only inns downtown – so they went to The Manse Hotel and Annex in Walnut Hills. With its 108 luxu
In Jim Crow America, Black Americans couldn’t travel like their White counterparts. Every time you stopped at a restaurant, a gas stop, a bathroom, you’d have to check: can you enter? Is it safe? The Green Book — a direc
Join Deqah (host) as she sits down with guest, k. kennedy Whiters– a preservationist, registered architect, business owner, educator, writer, and founder of interdisciplinary firms wrkSHäp kiloWATT, studio kW Architectur
Hey friends! We’re bringing back Juneteenth programming—and this year, we want your input on topics! Choose between local Black Architects and Green Book sites! Cast your vote at https://cinradio.org/juneteenth-special-p
Since October 2023, the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet have advanced a new iteration of the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project, proposing to replace the existing bridge and ex
Dive into all things real estate in our latest convo with Cecily King, a real estate professional and educator whose work focuses on equitable development, racial justice, and community-driven investment in Detroit. She
Join Deqah Hussein-Wetzel (host) and award-winning journalist and historian A'lelia Bundles (guest), in a Black history and preservation-focused conversation about A'lelia's newest book Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and th
Unpack equitable preservation-based development with Deqah (host) and Bree Jones (guest), the Founder and CEO of Parity, an equitable development company headquartered in West Baltimore that acquires and rehabilitates ab
We at Urbanist Media (and the Urban Roots podcast) are excited to have, yet again, celebrated Juneteenth with Cincinnati Public Radio. This year, we produced brand new Juneteenth Cincinnati Shorts: weekly, 90-second tr
We at Urbanist Media (and the Urban Roots podcast) are excited to have, yet again, celebrated Juneteenth with Cincinnati Public Radio. This year, we produced brand new Juneteenth Cincinnati Shorts: weekly, 90-second tr
We at Urbanist Media (and the Urban Roots podcast) are excited to have, yet again, celebrated Juneteenth with Cincinnati Public Radio. This year, we produced brand new Juneteenth Cincinnati Shorts: weekly, 90-second
We at Urbanist Media (and the Urban Roots podcast) are excited to have, yet again, celebrated Juneteenth with Cincinnati Public Radio. This year, we produced brand new Juneteenth Cincinnati Shorts: weekly, 90-second
In this episode of the Urban Roots podcast, host Deqah Hussein-Wetzel sits down with two accomplished Cincinnati-based Black architects—David Kirk, President and CEO of DNK Architects, and Michael Burson, a longtime (now
In this bonus episode, Deqah and Vanessa have a much-needed conversation with Erica Allen-Kim about her new—must-read—book, Building Little Saigon: Refugee Urbanism in American Cities and Suburbs, about Vietnamese Americ
Deqah and Vanessa chat with Lori Gonzalez and Tyrell Anderson from the Decay Devils, an organization that started as a group of friends in Gary, Indiana who loved playing in abandoned buildings. They then started makin
Throughout its history, Decatur, Alabama has produced a number of unapologetically bold, creative, and “difficult” women who weren’t afraid to break the mold. In this episode, we’ll tell you the story of one of them: Car
The city of Decatur, Alabama is home to many historic Black churches, including one with a particularly rich history: First Missionary Baptist Church, in Old Town, the city’s predominantly Black neighborhood. Designed by
A'Lelia Bundles
award-winning journalist and author
1 appearance on this show
A'Lelia Bundles
renowned historian, author, and biographer of Madam C.J. Walker
1 appearance on this show
Cecily King
Kipling Development
1 appearance on this show
Bree Jones
Parity
1 appearance on this show
David Kirk
DNK Architects
1 appearance on this show
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