Urban Roots is hosted by Deqah Hussein (historic preservationist and urban planner) and Vanessa Quirk (journalist and producer). Urban Roots is a... more
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EXCITING NEWS…Season 3 is coming soon! If you’re not subscribed to our podcast or our newsletter, please do so now!... more
Housekeeping first! Please give to our GoFundMe Campaign – we need your help to earn $5,000 by December 31: https://www.gofundme.com/f/urbanistmedia We’re... more
Today, pod squad, you’re in for a treat: Rukaiyah Adams is one of our favorite, most inspiring people on the... more
To celebrate Juneteenth, Urbanist Media's Urban Roots podcast has partnered with Cincinnati Public Radio (WVXU) to bring you Juneteenth Cincinnati... more
To celebrate Juneteenth, Urbanist Media's Urban Roots podcast has partnered with Cincinnati Public Radio (WVXU) to bring you Juneteenth Cincinnati... more
To celebrate Juneteenth, Urbanist Media's Urban Roots podcast has partnered with Cincinnati Public Radio (WVXU) to bring you Juneteenth Cincinnati... more
To celebrate Juneteenth, Urbanist Media's Urban Roots podcast has partnered with Cincinnati Public Radio (WVXU) to bring you Juneteenth Cincinnati... more
This year, Urbanist Media's Urban Roots podcast partnered with Cincinnati Public Radio (WVXU) to celebrate Juneteenth! Juneteenth Cincinnati Shorts are weekly, 90 second tributes to... more
Located between Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon, Vanport was a temporary wartime housing project built in 1942 to support the... more
A few weeks ago, we got to sit down with Nick Clooney, famous broadcaster and father of George, and his... more
Today on the pod, we have a conversation with one of the biggest contributors to African American Preservation alive today... Brent... more
Happy April Fool's...but it's no April fools here...today, we’re 100% introducing you to two boss women doing dope work with... more
The tables are turned! Your hosts, Deqah and Vanessa, were recently interviewed by Nicholas Sikellis for his podcast, The Intangible,... more
Today, we’re introducing you to two all-star women we met at HAANDS — the Historic African American Neighborhood and District... more
Rita Cofield is an associate project specialist working on the Los Angeles African American Historic Places (LAAAHP) at the Getty... more
Lejuano Varnell is the co-founder of the Historic African American Neighborhood and District Summit, HAANDS, and the executive director of... more
We’re back from the Historic African American Neighborhood and District Summit (HAANDS) and we’re still buzzing! Deqah and Vanessa discuss... more
Elijah Davis is the co-founder of the Historic African American Neighborhood and District Summit, HAANDS, for short. HAANDS brings together... more
As you may remember, our first season explored the history of three African American neighborhoods in Cincinnati. We explored the... more
We’re trying something new: bringing you bonus content to keep Urban Roots in your feeds (and hearts?) between seasons! First up... more
In the 1950s and 1960s, Ms. Jean Spears was a young mother and burgeoning preservationist. She saved antiques from houses... more
Madam C.J. Walker was a brilliant entrepreneur who built a haircare empire and became the first African American woman millionaire.... more
In our previous episode, we told you the first half of Biddy Mason’s remarkable story: how she was born into... more
In the spring of 2013, Laura Voisin George was in the reading room at the Huntington library when she came... more
Founded in 1838, Green-Wood Cemetery is one of the earliest (and most famous) rural cemeteries in America. Its grandiose, park-like... more
Welcome back, folks! We hope you’re ready for another season of Urban Roots because Season 2 is coming soon –... more
In this episode, the final of our Lost Voices of Cincinnati series*, we’re exploring the history of South Cumminsville, a... more
In this episode, the third of our Lost Voices of Cincinnati series*, we’re exploring the history of Avondale, a neighborhood... more
In this episode, the second of our Lost Voices of Cincinnati series*, we’re exploring the history of Evanston, the home... more
We are so excited to kick off our Lost Voices of Cincinnati series which explores the rich African American history... more
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Madam C.J. Walker was a brilliant entrepreneur who built a haircare empire and became the first African American woman millionaire. You might... more