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Ypsi Stories
By Ypsilanti District LibraryHistory
Ypsi Stories episodes
- Episode 4: A Tale of Two Ypsis
In today’s episode, we're talking with Dr. Dyann Logwood, who grew up with her family in the historic Willow Run neighborhood before moving to southern Ypsilanti Township, where her family would be one of the few Black families in the area. Dr. Logwood tells us personal stories about her experience as a kid in a Black family in 1970s and 1980s Ypsilanti. She talks about how things were different between Willow Run and southern Ypsilanti Township, and also tells stories that provide a snapshot of what life was like during that period.
44 min - Episode 3: Ypsi March for Love, Resilience, & ActionIn January 2017, amid nationwide response to the inauguration of President Donald Trump, many major cities and even smaller towns saw resistance gatherings in the form of Women’s Marches, focusing on issues of sexism at a national level. While most chose to align themselves with the national Women’s March organization, Ypsilanti, as it often does, did things a little differently.On Friday and Saturday, January 20th and 21st 2017, an organization known as LRAY, or Love Resilience Action Ypsilanti, held a two day event which focused on issues of community building and resistance, as well as issues of sexism, racism, classism, and homophobia. They also held a march in January 2018, with a chief focus on issues of gentrification in the local community.37 min
- Episode 2: Urban Renewal on Ypsilanti's Southside
In February of 2016, the Ypsilanti District Library hosted a talk by Lee Azus on the history of Ypsilanti's urban renewal program.
He followed up with a presentation in April of 2018 on how racism in twentieth-century American housing policy shaped Ypsilanti.
In today's episode, we're going to be hearing from Lee Azus on the effects of Urban Renewal on Ypsilanti's Southside neighborhood.
32 min - Episode 1: Lucius Lyon and the Land SpeculatorsIn the first episode of Ypsi Stories, circulation clerk Jerome Drummond educates us about early land speculation in the Ypsilanti area, focusing chiefly on the prominent land speculator, Lucius Lyon.28 min
About Ypsi Stories
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Ypsi Stories is a podcast about the history of Ypsilanti, told in story form by historians, academics, community members, and local experts.
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