Abstract
In this 2025 interview, Ms. Leonna Riley reflects on her upbringing between Euclid and East Cleveland and the deep intergenerational ties that shaped her sense of identity and belonging in East Cleveland. She describes spending much of her childhood with her grandparents, eventually moving into their home in 2022. Riley discusses her education at private schools and University, where she studied and helped lead a student organization focused on natural-hair education and cultural support. She also reflects on her observations of neighborhood change. Finally, she describes her pathway to working at the East Cleveland Public Library, emphasizing how the supportive environment has fostered her personal growth, professional development, and desire to serve residents through inclusive, community-centered work.
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Interviewee
Riley, Leonna (interviewee)
Interviewer
Mays, Nicholas S. (interviewer)
Project
East Cleveland
Date
10-24-2025
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
119 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Leonna Riley Interview, 24 October 2025" (2025). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 757017.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1417
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