Black History Month

Jordan Anderson was a freed slave living in Dayton, OH with his family after the Civil War. He was owned by a man named PH Anderson in Big Spring, Tennessee. After receiving a letter from his former slave master asking him to return, Anderson responded with a letter of his own. WYSO producer Basim Blunt talks to Dayton historian Dr. Larry Crowe about the famous Jordan Anderson letter.

This week, choirs in Southwest Ohio that sing for social justice will come together to celebrate Dr. Ysaye Barnwell.

The African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act will funnel money to local communities to restore Black burial sites.

WYSO’s Jerry Kenney speaks with a staff member of the Greene County Public Library about the library's philosophy on youth programming and an upcoming event with Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi that combines art and social justice.

On Tuesday, The Dayton Metro Library kicked off Black History Month with an interactive exhibition put together by The Gem City Selfie Museum.

A conversation with Omope Cater Daboiku about The Association for the Study of African American Life and History

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.

Wilberforce University was founded in 1856, making it the oldest, private, historically Black college.

As part of Clark State Community College’s Black History Month celebrations, the school hosted their annual bid whist tournament. The card game…

For the past month, local arts and cultural organizations have been busy telling stories about African American history. But, some Ohio artists and…

One chapter in my most recent book, African Immersion: American College Students in Cameroon (Lexington Books, 2015) looks at racial interactions in…