Culture

Listen to WYSO's Juliet Fromholt talk to poet, activist, educator, and organizer of Dayton's Juneteenth commemoration, Sierra Leone.

We meet Lorrie Carter, the first employee of The Fringe Coffee House in Hamilton, a place where formerly incarcerated citizens can find work and the help they need to re-enter society.

We meet Lorrie Carter, the first employee of The Fringe Coffee House in Hamilton, a place where formerly incarcerated citizens can find work and the help they need to re-enter society.

Lawmakers introduce a new, stricter anti-abortion bill modeled after the one in Texas. Meanwhile, local school districts receive money to improve security on school grounds.

Stephen Walter was sentenced on Monday. He is one of three men indicted in connection with supplying the fentanyl-laced pills that contributed to the rapper's accidental overdose in 2018.

WYSO's Mike Frazier speaks with celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich about food, her culture and what made her the person she is today.

Two groups in Dayton, OH collaborate for the first time helping Black artists bring their work to a larger portion of the public.

We have another installment of the Race Project. We'll listen in on a conversation between two college students, Trinity Harris Brewer who is Black and Sawyer Perry who is white.

The group is putting up billboards in Ohio and 14 other states where it says legislation that hurts LGBTQ+ people is being considered.

While cancer death rates in the U.S. have declined in recent years, racial disparities persist. Midwestern states — including Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Indiana — have some of the highest rates of cancer mortality for Black residents in the country. Public health advocates have worked for years to close the racial gap, but some worry the pandemic will delay progress.

El Mele, who is white and Aniyah Coffman, who is Black, share their experiences exploring the nuances of race growing up in Ohio.

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