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Host and Newark native Tamisha Hallman dives deep with some of the city’s most influential figures, highlighting Newark’s unique diversity and culture.

Citi Medina

Tamisha sits down with Citi Medina, the founder of Equal Space. Medina picked up his business from Brooklyn and moved to Newark 12 years ago, and hasn...
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Robert "Kool" Bell

Robert "Kool" Bell is the founding member of the American funk band, Kool & the Gang.  Matthew McQueeny talks to Bell about longevity, growing up in J...
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Robin Peacock

Robin Peacock, executive director of MEND, the largest food relief network in Essex County, stopped by Ironsound Studios for a discussion with Tamisha...
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NewarkBound Event (October 2019)

Newark Is... was live on location at the NewarkBound event in October 2019 at Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment.  Host Tamisha Hallman talks with V...
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Aisha Glover

Aisha Glover serves as the President & CEO of Newark Alliance, which plays a key role in leveraging the city's corporate and anchor communities' colle...
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Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy Johnson is the executive director of Newark Arts, a nonprofit whose "mission is to power the arts to transform lives." Established in 1981, New...
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Tehsuan Glover

Tehsuan Glover founded The Newark Times in 2014, the city’s fastest-growing news & media platform to help reshape the narrative of Newark, NJ and shed...
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Anthony Frasier

Anthony Frasier serves as the entrepreneur in residence of Newark Venture Partners, a fund backed by Audible/Amazon. He helps to attract innovative te...
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Ameer Washington

Ameer Washington is Director of Development at the Boys & Girls Club of Newark, NJ.  Ameer grew up at BGCN, having joined the Club as a six-year-old i...
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Seth A. Grossman

Seth A. Grossman is the Executive Director and CEO of the Ironbound Business Improvement District (IBID). Home to over 570 businesses and more than 17...
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