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Show moreFor the last five years, Regionally Speaking has told many stories of the underserved. The job of this week's guest is to tell these stories and explain how they fit into the context of the economy and history. Tim Black is a recent addition to the faculty at Case Western Reserve University. He is a professor of sociology and focuses his research on social inquality. Dr. Black's book When a Heart Turns Rock Solid: The Lives of Three Puerto Rican Brothers On and Off the Streets chronicles his friendship with three young Puerto Rican brothers and details how poverty has shaped their lives. Dr. Black discusses his past work, which is listed as the best books of 2009 by The Washington Post, and describes his future plans with CWRU's Social Justice Institute.
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Show moreThere are many ways to engage a community. This week Regionally Speaking takes a look at how one reading club is bringing the community together with tough discussions about race and the economy. What do attendees get out of the book club? Gladys Haddad, host of Regionally Speaking, talks to East Cleveland high school teacher Lori Urogdy Eiler and Antonio Gardner, a high school student and aspiring policital illustrator. Both talk about what the reading club sessions are like and describe their enthusiasm for the latest book under discussion "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander. For Lori, the type of engagement in these public reading club meetings was best summarized by Langston Hughes: "As I learn from you, you learn from me."
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Show moreWith the upcoming election dominating the headlines, Regionally Speaking decided to take a closer look at the voting process on the ground level. This week Jocelyn Travis, the Ohio NAACP Civic Engagement Coordinator, talks about her interactions with young voters. Just recently, for example, she had a discussion with Case Western Reserve University undergraduates taking the "City as a Classroom" course offered by the Social Justice Institute. Jocelyn describes her motivations and inspirations for working at the grassroots level.
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