a woman on a mission To Help Empower People:
Imani Capri is a dynamic speaker, community leader, and advocate for truth, transparency, and collective empowerment. An award-winning radio host, speaker, and digital strategist, Imani has built her platform around one core belief: when people are informed, engaged, and courageous, communities thrive.
Why Is Imani Capri Running for Reelection As A Democratic Central Committee Member?
Imani Capri’s run for reelection as a Democratic Central Committee member is simple: she believes that residents deserve more engagement from Democratic party leadership at both the local and county level. Residents deserve more timely communication and information and inspiration to get involved in creating change within the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party and within the local Maple Heights Democratic Club. Imani believes that strong communities create a strong democracy and she is passionate about helping to contribute to being a positive change maker in those areas. Given that Imani has now had the opportunity to observe and learn how the Democratic Central Committee works, she is enthusiastic to spend more quality time connecting with residents in her precinct to really help them understand how they can exercise their voices and power even more locally and with getting involved in the county Democratic party.
How Did Imani First Become A Member of the Democractic Central Committee?
Imani was first appointed to the office of Democratic Central Committee Member for Precinct 2B in Maple Heights in 2022 after there were several vacancies, post election. A Maple Heights City Councilperson nominated Imani for the role after observing her committment to the city during her run for City Council President in 2021. Although she did not win that office, more than 800 residents did cast their vote for her as a first time candidate. City leaders took notice of Imani’s dedication to community service and how some residents also responded to some of her ideas and messaging.
Did You Know That Imani is Currently A Civil Service Commissioner in Maple Heights?
On January 13,2026, Mayor Annette Blackwell of Maple Heights, appointed and swore Imani in as a Civil Service Commissioner, where she, along with two other city Commissioners, William Nix and Herbert Wilborn, are responsible for primarily overseeing the hiring, firing, and training of civil service employees, especially for the Maple Heights Police and Fire Departments.
Learn More About Imani Capri:
Imani Capri is best known as the voice behind Conversations in Courage with Imani Capri, an international award-winning radio show and podcast that amplifies stories and topics celebrating courage, healing, resilience, transformation, love, truth, and joy. Through her work, she creates space for honest dialogue, healing, and action—especially within Black and underrepresented communities. “Conversations in Courage” currently airs and, has since 2018, on local Cleveland radio 95.9 FM WOVU at 11a.m. EST. on Tuesdays.
With a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and a Master’s in Digital Storytelling and Marketing from Kent State University, Imani brings both heart and strategy to everything she does. Her professional background spans independent media, legal and financial systems, and organizational leadership, and is currently serving as an Agile Anti-Money Laundering Analyst and a certified Scrum Master.
As a Reiki practitioner and meditation coach, Imani also approaches leadership holistically—recognizing that true change requires not only policy and participation, but also clarity, courage, and connection.
Now, as a candidate for reelection as a Democratic Central Committee Member, Imani Capri is stepping forward to serve with purpose. She is committed to increasing civic engagement, protecting democratic processes, and ensuring that everyday people not only understand their personal and political power, but also how to leverage it to affect positive change.
Imani doesn’t just believe in participation—she lives it. And she invites you to do the same. Her involvement in community enagement also includes supporting local organizations.
Imani is currently a Board member for the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival and is the Programming Chairwoman for the Greater Cleveland Association of Black Journalists.
Imani also mentors youth twice a month in the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center located on 93rd and Quincy Avenue.
Additional Information:
She has appeared on CBS National Morning news, CBS National Evening news and local Cleveland news media such as: WKYC Channel 3, WEWS Channel 5, The Ohio News Network, Kentnewswired.com, WERE-AM 1490 radio, has appeared in a violence prevention training video course for Greendot,etc,, The Christian Science Monitor magazine, and has been published multiple times in The Canton Repository newspaper, nationally distributed Buddhists publications Living Buddhism magazine and The World Tribune newspaper, and on the website of the Chicago based Faces and Voices Project.
She has been a featured speaker for organizations like The Laurel School (summer camp program for girls), The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, The Cuyahoga County Sexual Assault Response Team, The Cleveland Clinic Police, and Les Brown’s Power Voice Summit 2020 to name a few.
Part of Imani's story has also been featured in an anthology entitled, Things We Haven’t Said: Survivors of Sexual Violence Speak, published under Zest Books in March 2018. Available for purchase at Amazon, Target, Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million and more. Imani is also a featured author in the best-selling Amazon anthology Hunger for The Hustle: 28 People’s Stories of Struggle to Success.
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