Culture

The Dayton Metro Library recognized Orange Shirt Day with a story time on American Indian children’s experiences in boarding schools. The library will hold a series of programs for Native American Heritage Month.

The fashion world across the globe has taken its cues from what Black folks have worn throughout the decades.

The new Ohio River Valley Splash-Pad water park in northeastern Oklahoma is keeping kids cool this summer, and helping Eastern Shawnee citizens feel a connection to their homelands.

Juneteenth is coming on the 19th of this month. It’s a major holiday for African Americans, and an important one in American history past and present. What does it mean to you?

Levitt Pavilion Dayton's summer concert series will kick off on Thursday, June 1 and run until September 16, featuring a variety of musical genres from local, national and international artists.

Enjoy free lunchtime entertainment this summer at Courthouse Square with "The Square Is Where" events, featuring food trucks, live music, and activities. The events run Tuesdays-Fridays from May 2 to September, according to the Downtown Dayton Partnership.

A new Dayton Youth Radio story from high school freshman Lucinda Dobson.

For LGBTQ+ Gen-Xers in Southwest Ohio, the Dayton area nightclub 1470 West was and is massively important. It was not only a safe haven for queer folks from the Miami Valley (and beyond), but one of the hottest night spots of any kind in Ohio.

The WYSO Race Project invites two everyday people from the Miami Valley to talk about their life experiences through the prism of skin color. These conversations can be difficult and explore controversial views. But they also can build understanding and healing. In this iteration, we'll hear a conversation with Elias Kelly and Diane Wright.

A Springfield High School student finds self-empowerment through DIY furniture building.

Stephanie Van Hoose, a Mohawk Medicine woman and retired Air Force veteran, has been working to give a voice to Indigenous communities and educate the public on Native American culture. Despite challenges, Van Hoose believes education and understanding are key to reconciliation and positive change.

A decade ago, artists broke into Springfield’s crumbling industrial buildings to create images that might appear in a Rust Belt autopsy. They’re now creating vibrant murals adding splashes of color to a reviving downtown and elsewhere. WYSO Clark County reporter Tom Stafford tells us the transformation began on a chance bike ride through a town on Hudson River.