The Eichelberger Center For Community Voices At WYSO
The Eichelberger Center For Community Voices At WYSO Public Radio is a collaborative space for audio training, production and storytelling. Have a story to tell? Learn hands-on audio production and digital storytelling skills from public radio professionals in a supportive studio environment. Our mission is to amplify community voices. We welcome storytellers of all ages, backgrounds and experience levels.Scroll down to listen to some of the stories produced by WYSO's Community Voices producers. For information on upcoming Community Voices training opportunities, click here.
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It’s pretty clear voting is important, but is it enough? Activist and educator amaha selassie considers what else it takes to truly make positive change in our communities. -
Like most schools in the Miami Valley, this season’s Dayton Youth Radio classes were taught virtually, in an online classroom. Today we have a story from a Centerville High School Student about a life changing dream.
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A conversation with Omope Cater Daboiku about The Association for the Study of African American Life and History
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Senior producer Basim Blunt of the Eichelberger Center for Community Voices introduces us to Larry Crowe, an oral historian, fine artist and community activist from Dayton. Mr. Crowe has interviewed more than 15 hundred African Americans for the HistoryMakers, an oral history project collecting stories from around the world.
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A whole lot has happened in the last three decades. Community producer Loveyah Stewart reflects on how she got to this moment.
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Young people are raising their voices in the political debate, and we need to hear them. Community producer Jaylon Yates shares his ideas on the importance of voting, especially locally.
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Since the 1970s, February is observed as Black History Month in the U.S. to honor the achievements of Black Americans. For the next few weeks, the Eichelberger Center for Community Voices at WYSO will look at the genesis of Black history Month AND bring us the voices of some local black historians and story keepers, too.
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As West Dayton Stories presents thoughts and opinions on the recent election and voting in years past, it seems there’s a generational divide emerging. Omope Carter-Daboiku has exercised her right to cast a ballot over quite a few voting cycles.
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As children, our educations prepare us to take on the rights and responsibilities of American citizenship, including voting in free and fair elections. But community producer LB – also known as Leah Byrd - has some pretty strong opinions about the real effectiveness of voting.
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In this conversation from The Race Project, Cate Brinnon and Gyamfi Gyamerah talk about parenting, privilege and science.
