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Show moreHow do we preserve the stories of our community? On our last program, Gladys Haddad talked to the leaders behind the Voice and Action Project, an effort to collect the narratives of East Cleveland residents. This week Gladys meets the residents who are collecting the stories of their fellow community members. Mattie Lavora Perry, freelance writer and resident of East Cleveland, and her daughter Nia D. Perry Richardson, a high school student, discuss their motivations for getting involved in a oral history project and the importance of preserving each other's stories.
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Show moreThe novelist James Baldwin wrote, "If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go." This is the motivation for the oral interview effort in the City of East Cleveland called the "Voicing and Action Project." For a city facing tough economic challenges, engagement through stories of the city's own residents is a step forward for empowering a united community. This week Gladys Haddad, host of Regionally Speaking, talks to those involved in the project and listens to how the collection of local residents' stories not only documents the city's past, but also sheds a light on where residents want the city to be.
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