Urban Connections

Wasim Khan and Andrea Smith Khan on the strength, courage and determination of US immigrants

Journalist, author, Lewis W. Diuguid on the United States, Cuba and 21st Century Imperialism

Dr. Paris Woods on helping young people build wealth and plan for financial freedom

Dr. Angela Simms discusses disparities in wealth accumulation between Black and White Americans in "Fighting for a Foothold"

Leading with Purpose: Earl Martin Phalen of Great Jobs KC, an educator at heart

Dr. Marion Orr on his book "House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr."

Journalist, author Lewis W. Diuguid on the new American slaves

Journalist, author, Lewis W. Diuguid: White Is the New Black: Racism, Trump, and America’s Reckoning

Suzanne Johnson, "first waver" Korean adoptee, shares a different perspective of discrimination, injustice and immigration

American History preserved – slavery at the Whitney Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana

Wasim Khan and Andrea Smith Khan of Baraza African Cultures Center on immigrant experiences in Kansas City

Adenike Amen Ra of Amen Ankh Urban Farms on growing food, NOT lawns

Author, journalist Lewis W. Diuguid on truth, lies and America

Dr. Tracie Canada, ethnographer and anthropologist, on the intersection of race and sport: Black college athletes unpaid labor, power, profit and survival

LaMont Eanes on leadership and transformation at the Social Security Administration

Inside the SSA – A Kansas City Story

Bird Fleming of Traditional Music Society on celebrating the journey of humankind

Journalist Lewis W. Diuguid on working with the “Scarecrow”

Carl A. Stafford, founder of My Region Wins! on food, land, conservation and survival

KC Metro Leagues of Women Voters

Joseph Jackson, host of KKFI’s Cow Town Conversations on his bucket list trip down south -Super Bowl to Selma

Damron Armstrong, founder, artistic director of the Black Repertory Theater of KC on Mahalia: A Gospel Musical

Dr. Wylin D. Wilson on Womanist Bioethics: Social Justice, Spirituality and Black Women’s Health

Local artist Karen E. Griffin sewing seams to create stories, honor culture and celebrate ancestry

Dr. Terry Ann Scott on sustainable lifestyle changes that can significantly improve health outcomes

Entrepreneur Racquel Rodriguez is joyfully celebrating Cuban cultural heritage and the art of coffee making

Catching up with D. Rashaan Gilmore, founder, president and CEO of BlaqOut

The Black Repertory Theater of Kansas City’s founder, Damron Armstrong, talks Hip-Hop Cinderella

Jounalist, author Lewis W. Diuguid observations: US election November 5, 2024

Robin Bernstein, PhD, author, cultural historian and professor, on the entangled origins of “prisons for profit” and anti-Black racism in America and beyond

Journalist, author Lewis W. Diuguid on changing times, new norms, and mixed-race relationships

Journalist, author Lewis W. Diuguid on our second “Gilded Age”, a nation of “me”

Mary Merola of the Guns to Gardens task force on the Safe Surrender of firearms

Sankofa: Traditional Music Society founder Bird Fleming, musicians Nick Amir Baker and Gerald Trimble on the roots of Middle Eastern Music

Author, journalist Lewis W. Diuguid on the “Great Debate”, VP Kamala Harris vs former Pres Donald Trump, upcoming Sept 10th, 2024

Larry Lester, sports scholar, historian and author on Major League Baseball’s embrace of the Negro Leagues

Journalist, author Lewis W. Diuguid on trends in political advertising

Dr. Cynthia M. Sims, University of Georgia Associate Professor, on Black women, leadership and the importance of being authentic

Angela Bates, Founder/Director, Nicodemus Historic Society, on the Black township founded in 1877

Dr. Terry Ann Scott of TAT Health Solutions on sustainable lifestyle changes that can significantly improve health outcomes

Journalist/author Lewis W. Diuguid on Donald Trump’s 34 felony convictions related to a hush money scheme

Erik Dickinson, President of Urban Ranger Corps, on helping youth achieve life-long growth and development

Anthony and Staroyce Nealy, founders of Global One Urban Farming, continue producing, sharing and educating about food in KC communities

Bosede Iyewarun, founder and visionary of Heartland International Fashion Week on building self esteem and confidence in youth

Carl Stafford of My Region Wins! speaks on the film “Cooked: Survival By Zip Code”

Sharon Lockhart and Dave Kingsley on nursing home abuse in our society

Journalist, author, activist Lewis W. Diuguid, what’s going on – current events

Toni Talley on balancing career and family in the entertainment industry

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Epsilon Chapter: Leadership and Service – Past, Present and Future

Baraza African Cultures Center continues the dialogue Black in Kansas City II