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Omope Carter Daboiku is president of the Paul Laurence Dunbar chapter of The Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
This month at WYSO, we’ve been looking at the history of Black History Month. It grew out of work done by the historian and scholar Dr. Carter Woodson – whose life was devoted to the study and promotion of Black history. Dr. Woodson founded The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) in 1915, and he’s known as The Father of Black History.
ASALH has chapters all over the world now, including one in Dayton and its president is someone you ve heard here on WYSO, Omope Carter Daboiku, one of our West Dayton Stories producers. She s a storyteller and an artist, born and raised in Ironton, Ohio, not far from where Carter G. Woodson lived for part of his life. Neenah Ellis from Eichelberger Center for Community Voices had a conversation with her and asked if she had heard the story about Woodson s experience r
Published February 15, 2021 at 12:30 PM EST Listen • 30:02
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In this edition of WYSO Weekend: Stories from the Eichelberger Center for Community Voices, more on how the pandemic is affecting education in the U.S., and from romance to Robins, WYSO Weekend is going to the birds.
Up first, West Dayton Stories is our series exploring the strength and resilience of Dayton’s African American community. It comes from the Eichelberger Center for Community Voices at WYSO, which highlights the stories of those whose voices often go unheard. Center producer Jocelyn Robinson has more.
Daytonian Larry Crowe has conducted over 1500 interviews of African Americans for the PBS History Makers Project. Here s his talk with WYSO s Basim Blunt about 3 prominent local Black Historians he thinks everyone should know.
For many people, voting is considered a sacred act. As we mark the transition to the Biden-Harris administration and look forward to the next four years, we hear from nurse practitioner and wellness advocate Tiffany Brown. She shares her thoughts on the choices she faced in the most recent presidential election.
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Gem City native Loveyah Stewart is a photographer who thrives on capturing vibrant images of the people and places in our community.
Gem City native Loveyah Stewart is a photographer who thrives on capturing vibrant images of the people and places in our community. Social distancing, though, has given her a new perspective. Here’s her West Dayton Stories covid commentary:
Being a single person during this pandemic sucks. I never paid attention on the amount of human interaction I depended on. I mean, giving hugs, shaking hands, going to festivals, movies, concerts…heck, just going food shopping without three backup masks and a pocket full of gloves. I miss hanging with my homies. I miss karaoke nights, while eating a plate full of lemon pepper wings.
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