Akron Community Voice

Welcome to a a new year. As we enter our 9th year doing the show, we will continue to hold a space for local Akronites. Rather it's business owners, community builders or creatives ACV will feature anyone that is working towards a better Akron. This episode we are featuring one of our favorite scholars and educators, Dr. Goggins. We discussed our local teachers and their relationship with students.

Join us as we talk to the amazing Dr. C about coaching and living a better life.

Join us as we talk to local author and business coach Joy Gadson about her new book. 

We also discuss her writing process and what inspired her to write.

Heavenly Financial Literacy: Understanding God's Economy with Dr. Anthony Rhodman is a financial program designed to help you learn and understand finances and economics from God's perspective. Join us on September 17,2022 to change your lives and remove the misconceptions we have been taught about this uncomfortable topic. Learn how heavenly currency can create physical currency and how to get out of debt forever. This course goes beyond money, which is what many people think finance is all about. Learn what is truly valuable in life including time, gifts, talents, power over circumstances, visions, and much more.

Join us as we talk to one of Akron's go to guys for insight.

Dr. Goggins is the proud father of four, an educator, advocate, author, and scholar. He specializes in Diveristy, Equity, and Inclusion, Restorative Practices, Trauma-Informed/Healing-centered Learning, Culturally Responsive Teaching, and African-centered Education and Rites of Passage. 

Join us as we talk about community with Akron City Council member Russell Neal.

Russ Neal (D) was elected to represent Ward 4 on Nov. 3, 2009. He is a 1980 Buchtel High School alumnus and has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management and Marketing from Ohio University. He is also a graduate of the East Akron Neighborhood Development’s Applied Leadership on the Neighborhood Level program. He owns Graffiti Print Shop and unity365.com

To spur its economic recovery in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the City of Akron has launched the Akronite app. 

Akronite is a comprehensive city-centered software platform to increase civic and community engagement, raise up female- and minority-owned businesses, and help residents connect with local retailers.

Mayor Dan Horrigan and his Office of Integrated Development worked with Colu to create a customized Akronite app designed to propel the resurgence of Akron’s small business community.

We interviewed two members of the Colu team (Michael Mazur and Calvin Saunders) while they were in town to celebrate the Akronite app.

Welcome to ACV with Kat Mcdaniel,

Today we discuss the arts with local actress Crystal Panther and Arnold Tunstall, founding board member of Akron Soul Train. 

Akron Soul Train is an artist residency program connecting and empowering the community and artists by granting fellowships that provide resources for all creative disciplines to foster a more vibrant downtown Akron.

Check out www.akronsoultrain.org for grant opportunities.

Welcome to another episode of Akron Community Voice with Kat Mdaniel. This week we talk to Shop Local Akron, an online platform that sales exclusive local products. Think Amazon for local businesses. If you are a local business owner, then you should love this show. For more info go to www.shoplocalakron.com

Welcome to another episode of Akron Community Voice with Kat Mcdaniel. This week we are joined by Akron based motivational speaker J Black.  We discuss mentorship, motivating others and his new book.