The BMe Akron Community Member Spotlight belongs to Frank Miller, the co-owner of CO7LYFE. Miller’s company makes custom T-shirts in Akron with a vision to promote only the positive. He has been in the screenprinting business for four years, he assists other entrepreneurs in launching their brands, he has his own clothing line and he also runs a tax service. In 2015, Mr. … [Read more...]
Shaneen Harris discusses finding a calling in the spoken word (Pat Reese Show – Akronist TV)
Shaneen Harris left a high paying IT job to pursue a calling from God, specifically a calling to write a poetry book called “Because God Said So.” On this episode of the Pat Reese Show, Harris discusses the difficulty in taking a leap of faith: leaving a full-time job to pursue her passion, which is bound to involve a good share of second-guessing. She says it's not easy to … [Read more...]
Cardiologist, author discusses defibrillators in schools, weathering life’s storms (Pat Reese Show – Akronist TV)
After a high school student from Barberton died of a heart attack when collapsing on the football field, Dr. Terry Gordon, then president of the American Heart Association, vowed to not let this happen again. Except for the wail of the young man's mother, you could hear a pin drop, said Gordon, a retired cardiologist, who talks with Pat Reese about his successful campaign to … [Read more...]
Doctor offers advice for overcoming grief, suffering (Akronist TV)
Learning how to deal with loss, pain, betrayal, anger, deceit and deception are a part of coping with pain and suffering. Pat Reese sits down with Dr. Michael L. Forbes of Akron Children's Hospital to discuss suffering and how to properly deal with it. In order to become a strong person, Forbes feels that it's universal to learn from pain and suffering. It can be difficult … [Read more...]
The building blocks of successful fatherhood (Developing Into Dads, Akronist TV)
Donald Lykes of Developing Into Dads sits down to talk with Dr. James Erkard about what it takes to be a dad. Erkard, a retired foot and ankle doctor, talks about what it took to raise his two sons. He was raised in Youngstown, Ohio, and he says the support of a strong family helped build him into the man he is today, along with helping him develop his concepts on being a … [Read more...]
Myths of mass incarceration (Akronist TV – Developing Into Dads)
Don Lykes of Developing Into Dads sits down with DaMareo Cooper to discuss mass incarceration, House Bill 56 and a few myths about the prison system in general in this episode of Akronist TV. Cooper, who works for the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, seeks to help hardworking felons get a second chance with a job and a new start in life. He discusses a few myths about the mass … [Read more...]
Duane Crabbs discusses community concerns, healing (Akronist TV)
Joining us for the first Akronist TV episode is Pastor Duane Crabbs of South Street Church Ministries in Akron. Crabbs and his family took a huge lifestyle risk in order to be more hands on in the community. After leaving his job as a firefighter, Crabbs felt a divine calling to outreach more in the community and soon enough he moved from the sunny safe suburbs to the tough … [Read more...]
