Black Tech Week is coming to Cincinnati, July 18-23. How are we cultivating our own talent, opportunity and wealth? Join Urban Consulate at The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati for our monthly salon to share ideas for building more just & equitable communities, with special guests:

• Candice Matthews Brackeen, Lightship Capital

• Chandler Malone, Bootup and Underground Ventures

• Tim Barr, Jr., Urban Consulate, moderator

Livestream: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/black-tech-equity

This event will take place The Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut Street, 11th Story, Cincinnati, Ohio. Free & open to the public thanks to The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation. Produced in partnership with Afrochine.

As we mark the second year of the pandemic, what has it revealed about us and our city? Join hosts Naimah Bilal and Tim Barr, Jr. at The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati for our monthly salon to share ideas for building more just & equitable communities. With special guests:

• Christie Bryant Kuhns, Esq. Interim Director, Urban League of Greater SW Ohio

• Kirsten Moorefield, Cofounder & COO, Cloverleaf

• Chris Lewis, MD - Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Interim Dean, The Graduate School, University of Cincinnati; Founder, Village Life Outreach Project

This conversation will take place at The Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut Street, 11th Story in Cincinnati. Free & open, all welcome! Please be ready to show mask and proof of vaccination (or negative test) at the door. All registrants will also receive link to livestream!

Produced in partnership with Afrochine and made possible thanks to support from The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation.

What does it mean to be free? Join us for the virtual premiere of Urban Consulate Presents: Liberation Story hosted by Naimah Bilal, followed by interactive dialogue.

Presented in partnership with CET Cincinnati Public Television, BlaCk Coffee Lounge, Afrochine, The Mercantile Library and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation.

Join Urban Consulate Cincinnati for a conversation about transracial identity, solidarity & healing during Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Featuring a live music performance by Steven Shinji Whipple and interactive dialogue with special guests:

• Sulin Ngo, OPAWL

• Angela Jo White, Debatable

• Ronnie Iquina, Asian American Cultural Association of Cincinnati & NAAAP

• Naimah Bilal, Urban Consulate

Free & open, all welcome. To receive Zoom link, register here.

Presented in partnership with the Asian American Cultural Association of Cincinnati (AACAC), Afrochine, The Mercantile Library and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation.

Women are working to build better cities. Do cities work for women? Join our monthly virtual salon hosted by Urban Consulate Cincinnati with interactive dialogue and special guests:

• Dani McClain, reporter on race & reproductive health

• Kiana Trabue, The Health Collaborative

• Elese Daniel, poet

• Naimah Bilal, Urban Consulate

Free & open, all welcome. To receive Zoom link, register here.

Presented in partnership with Afrochine, The Mercantile Library and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation.

In designing city spaces and places, what does built equity look like? Join our monthly virtual salon hosted by Urban Consulate Cincinnati with interactive dialogue, a live performance by Napoleon Maddox, and special guests:

• Jonathan Sears, PAR-Projects

• Michaele Pride, University of New Mexico, School of Architecture

• Naimah Bilal, Urban Consulate

• Megan Trischler, Urban Consulate

Free & open, all welcome. To receive Zoom link, register here.

Presented in partnership with Afrochine, The Mercantile Library and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation.

What does a thriving city look like, through the imaginations of Black visionaries & changemakers? Join our watch party & dialogue for the premiere of Urban Consulate Presents: Black Future City — broadcast on CET. Tune in for a candid conversation about dreams, ideas & strategies for the future of Cincinnati — then join us after for Q&A. Featuring special guests:

• Naimah Bilal, host

• Eileen Cooper Reed

• Dr. Angelica Hardee

• Damian Hoskins

• Luna Malbroux

• Toilynn O’Neal Turner

• Andrew Tudor

Presented in partnership with CET, Afrochine, The Mercantile Library and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.

How does Cincinnati perceive public acts of protest? How have marches, vigils, creative interventions, and nonviolent action sparked change in our city? Will we continue to see energy in the streets? Join us for our virtual salon hosted by Naimah Bilal and Megan Trischler of Urban Consulate Cincinnati, with interactive breakout dialogue. Featuring special guests:

• Nikita Anderson, Director of Organizing, Cohear

• AprinasRevolutionaryLove

• Desirae ‘The Silent Poet’ Hosley

Free & open, all welcome. To receive Zoom link, register here.

Presented in partnership with Afrochine, The Mercantile Library and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.

In this moment of transition and change, what does it mean to come together? Join us for a virtual conversation about forming stronger bonds of racial solidarity in our personal, professional & community work that can help us build coalitions and allyship. With special guests:

• Naimah Bilal, Urban Consulate

• Mary Burke Rivers, Over the Rhine Community Housing

• PXVCE, medical musician, Pxvce Productions

• Megan Trischler, Urban Consulate

Livestream with Q&A: Facebook.com/UrbanConsulate

Presented in partnership with Afrochine, The Mercantile Library and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.

A contemplative exercise for the moment led by Megan Trischler, co-host of Urban Consulate Cincinnati. Offered virtually the last Monday of each month, at 12pm noon ET.

• Free & open to the public

• For Zoom link, register here

Urban Consulate Cincinnati is made possible thanks to the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.

What will this historic election mean for city residents and neighborhoods? What is the future we expect to see? Join us for a livestreamed conversation followed by Q&A to explore how the outcomes of November 3rd will impact community development on a neighborhood, city-wide, and nation-wide scale. With special guests:

• Oscar Perry Abello, Senior Economics Correspondent, Next City

• Kathryne Gardette, President, Walnut Hills Area Council 

• Elizabeth Hopkins, State Organizing Director, ACLU Ohio

• Naimah Bilal, host, Urban Consulate

Free & open, all welcome.

• Livestreamed at: Facebook.com/UrbanConsulate

• Register here

Presented in partnership with Afrochine, The Mercantile Library and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.

A contemplative exercise for the moment led by Megan Trischler, co-host of Urban Consulate Cincinnati. Offered virtually the last Monday of each month, at 12pm noon ET.

• Free & open to the public

• For Zoom link, register here

Urban Consulate Cincinnati is made possible thanks to the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.

In a time of racial reckoning, how can civic leaders lean into truth-telling & repair within their organizations and spheres of influence? Where are the landmines for practicing equity? Join us for a virtual conversation with:

• Jennifer A. Ingram, Calibrated Lens

• John Faherty, The Mercantile Library

• Gee Horton, Urban Consulate

• Naimah Bilal, Urban Consulate

Free & open, all welcome. Livestreamed on Facebook, with Q&A. Register here.

Presented in partnership with Afrochine, The Mercantile Library and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.

A contemplative exercise for the moment led by Megan Trischler, co-host of Urban Consulate Cincinnati. Offered virtually the last Monday of each month, at 12pm noon ET.

• Free & open to the public

• For Zoom link, register here

Urban Consulate Cincinnati is made possible thanks to the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.

Who are we together? Who can we be together? Join us for a virtual conversation about identity, solidarity & healing — exploring the dynamic tensions and connections between African-Americans and African immigrants in America. With special guests:

• Yemi Oyediran, Afrochine

• Phyllis Jeffers-Coly, Diasporic Soul

• Naimah Bilal, Urban Consulate Cincinnati

Free & open, all welcome. Register here.

Livestreamed at: Facebook.com/UrbanConsulate

Presented in partnership with The Mercantile Library and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.

A creative, contemplative exercise for the moment led by Megan Trischler, co-host of Urban Consulate Cincinnati.

• Free & open to the public

• For Zoom link, register here

Urban Consulate Cincinnati is made possible thanks to the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.

What is the Black New Deal? Join us for Part Two of Destination Reparation — two nights of cross-city exchange.

What is the Black New Deal? Join us for Part One of Destination Reparation — two nights of cross-city exchange.

A creative, contemplative exercise for the moment led by Megan Trischler, co-host of Urban Consulate Cincinnati.

• Free & open to the public

• For Zoom link, register here

Urban Consulate Cincinnati is made possible thanks to the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.

Join us for three evenings of (virtual) cross-city exchange between urban innovators from Detroit, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Memphis & New York. Hosted by Orlando Bailey. Broadcast live by Urban Consulate from The Cochrane House in Detroit.

• See Speakers & Schedule

• Watch on Facebook LIVE

Presented by Urban Consulate, New Economy Initiative, Detroit Innovation Fellows, The Cochrane House, Afrochine & Bridge Detroit.

Join us for three evenings of (virtual) cross-city exchange between urban innovators from Detroit, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Memphis & New York. Hosted by Orlando Bailey. Broadcast live by Urban Consulate from The Cochrane House in Detroit.

• See Speakers & Schedule

• Watch on Facebook LIVE

Presented by Urban Consulate, New Economy Initiative, Detroit Innovation Fellows, The Cochrane House, Afrochine & Bridge Detroit.

Join us for three evenings of (virtual) cross-city exchange between urban innovators from Detroit, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Memphis & New York. Hosted by Orlando Bailey. Broadcast live by Urban Consulate from The Cochrane House in Detroit.

• See Speakers & Schedule

• Watch on Facebook LIVE

Presented by Urban Consulate, New Economy Initiative, Detroit Innovation Fellows, The Cochrane House, Afrochine & Bridge Detroit.

A creative, contemplative exercise for the moment led by Megan Trischler, co-host of Urban Consulate Cincinnati.

• Free & open to the public

• For Zoom link, register here

Urban Consulate Cincinnati is made possible thanks to the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.

Join us Second Monday evenings for our monthly virtual conversation from Cincinnati hosted by Naimah Bilal, Garry "Gee" Horton and Megan Trischler. This month we welcome:

• Brandi Lynette Blessett, Ph.D. is an associate professor and Director of the Master of Public Administration program at the University of Cincinnati. She is a native of Detroit, Michigan where she spent most of her life. For many reasons, Detroit remains close to her heart and will forever be home!  Dr. Blessett earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and holds a Masters in Educational Leadership from Wayne State University in Detroit. Her dissertation was titled “Dispersion or Re-segregation: A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Public Policies and their Impact on Urban African American Mobility.” This work serves as the foundation for her research interests which includes, but is not limited to: administrative responsibility, social equity, community development, and voter disenfranchisement. 

• Tia Sherèe Gaynor, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science. Her research focuses on issues related to social (in)justice, cultural competency, and social equity within a U.S. and global context, particularly as it relates to underrepresented and marginalized populations. Under the W.E.B. DuBois Program of Research on Race and Crime, Dr. Gaynor (along with research colleague Brandi Blessett, Ph.D.) was awarded $150,000 for her project titled “Intersectional Subjection and Law Enforcement: Examining Perceptions Held by LGBTQ People of Color in New Orleans, LA”. She holds a Ph.D. and MPA from the School of Public Affairs and Administration, at Rutgers University Newark.  

• Lauren Eylise’s genre-defying music can only be accurately categorized as eclectic-soul. She is unapologetic, autonomously sensual and vulnerably transparent in her music and presence. Lauren Eylise’s emergent repertoire has drawn streams from her homeland in Cincinnati to New York, Germany, France, and South Africa. She has opened stages for the likes of Patti Labelle, Erykah Badu, Jidenna, Tank and The Bangas Yasiin Bey, Talib Kweli, Train, John Legend, Matt Kearney, Raheem Devaughn and many more. laureneylise.com

Free & open, all welcome

• Register here

• Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91355672249

Presented in partnership with Afrochine, The Mercantile Library and The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.

A creative, contemplative exercise for the moment led by Megan Trischler, co-host of Urban Consulate Cincinnati.

• Free & open to the public

• For Zoom link, register here

Urban Consulate Cincinnati is made possible thanks to the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.

What is my role in the process of enormous change? Cincinnati friends, join us online for a community exchange on uncertain times and rising possibility. We'll convene together, then move into breakout rooms for dialogue.

• Facilitated by Eileen Cooper Reed and Naimah Bilal

• Spoken word by Siri Imani

• Free & open, all welcome

• Registration required to receive Zoom link

Presented in partnership with the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation, The Mercantile Library and Afrochine.

A creative, contemplative exercise for the moment. Join us for a virtual salon hosted by Megan Trischler, co-host of Urban Consulate Cincinnati.

• Free & open to the public

• Limited space

• Join us on Zoom

Urban Consulate Cincinnati is made possible thanks to the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation.