Urban Connections

The Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group’s, Vice President, Dr. Cecelia Robinson, President Emeritus, Dennis Robinson and Corresponding Secretary, Brenda Vann share the work that they are doing to highlight the richness of our history.

Dr. Stacey Yaeger Huddelston, school board member of Kansas City Kansas Public Schools–District 500, shares insight on becoming a board member and the inner workings of the school system.

Deborah Scott, Political Science Professor at Penn Valley Community College, answers questions about the role of a mayor and gives us guidance on our upcoming vote.

Lyle Gibson, Penn Valley Community College Professor of History, discusses the importance of learning about the Civil Rights Movement within the context of today’s injustices.

Larry Lester is co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) in Kansas City, Missouri, and served as its Research Director and Treasurer for five years (1991-1995). He was instrumental in the development of the Museum’s business plan, and its …

Dr. Clovis Semmes, discusses his latest book, The End of Black Studies: Conceptual, Theoretical, and Empirical Concerns on Urban Connections public affairs program. Host/producer: Donna Morrow Wolfe      Co-host/co-producer: Ebony Johnson Following a history of racial oppression and segregation, Black …

Journalist and author, Lewis Diuguid, and the Executive Director of the National Association of Multicultural Education, Bette Tate Beaver, join us to discuss Cuba, education, Kamala Harris and journalism.

Professor Albert Lowe of Penn Valley Community College visits Urban Connections to explore the meaning of The Right To Revolution.

Penn Valley Professor of History, Albert Lowe, educates us about the history and presence of the lynch culture in America.

Damron Russel Armstrong, Producing Artistic Director of The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City, revisits us with a discussion on the history of African storytelling and the unfolding of theatre. In addition, we celebrate the birthday of the soul of …

Mrs. Bhavna Vilas Namjoshi, native of India, natural and certified healer, joins us to discuss the many ways that we can heal ourselves.  Her expertise includes, Reiki, Crystal, Vastu and Aroma Therapy.

Bianca Tylek, of the Corrections Accountability Project, calls in to discuss who profits from prisons and how the system works.

Artist and entrepreneur of Rissa’s Artistic Design, Clarissa Knighten, shares her story of living with depression and bulimia…and turning her pain into art.

Stacey Yaeger Huddelston, breast feeding advocate, discusses black women and breast feeding.

Boni Tolston, educator, author and poet, rejoins us to discuss the 4th agreement of The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.

Boni Tolston, educator, author and poet, rejoins us to discuss the 2nd agreement of The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.

Lyle Gibson, author and producer of Black Tie White Tie, and Penn Valley History Professor, shares the process of uncovering our family history as a part of our identity.

Boni Tolston, educator, author and poet, rejoins us to discuss the 3rd agreement of The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.

Bette Tate Beaver, Executive Director of The National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME), and Lewis Diuguid, Author and Journalist, share insights from their tour of the southern states featuring symbols of confederacy. In addition, Boni Tolston educator, author and poet …

Political Science Professor at Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley, Deborah Scott, makes the November 2018 Missouri ballot measures plain.

David Muhammad, Shawnee Mission East High School Social Studies teacher, talks with us about the viral video featuring his class debating the use of the Confederate Flag.

Lyle Gibson of Metropolitan Community College and Jermaine Thomas of Taishi Studios engage us in a discussion on Kansas City’s Black Panther history. Their recent documentary, Legacy, Spirit of the Black Panthers, highlights Kansas City’s own, Pete (President of the …

Glenn A. North, Director of Education and Community Programs for The Black Archives of Mid America and 18th & Vine District Poet Laureate, joins us live in studio to discuss visual culture. For All The World To See is a …

Dr. Dineo Khabele, Professor and Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at The University of Kansas Medical Center, joins us live in studio for a conversation around cancer, health and the African-American community.

It has been reported and repeated that blacks in America have 1.3 trillion dollars in buying power. So, why do so many of us feel powerless? Jared A. Ball, Ph.D., Professor of Communication Studies, at Morgan State University joins us …

Critical Resistance, a national grassroots organization, is seeking to abolish the Prison Industrial Complex. Joining us live is Kamau Walton, member of Critical Resistance since 2010, and has been part of campaigns to stop gang injunctions, fight jail expansion, end …

February 2018 marks KKFI’s 30th year of being live on-air. Poet, Activist and Liberation Educator, Lloyd C. Daniel, joins us to celebrate 100,000 watts of people power!

Live in conversation with Cat Mahari.  She creates work with personal and collective transformational possibilities. A free-style  hip hop and house dancer, also trained in modern, ballet, West African, Cuban Son, and Chen taiji, whose work is grounded in the upliftment of the African Diaspora and peoples …

Live in conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, an award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author, Professor of History and International Relations and the Founding Director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. His second book, Stamped from the Beginning: …

Dr. Nishani Frazier, Associate Professor of History at Miami University, shares insight from her latest book, Harambee City: The Congress of Racial Equality in Cleveland and the Rise of Black Power Populism.

Penn Loh, Senior Lecturer and Director of Community Practice at Tufts University, joins us to discuss ways that Americans are redefining economy beyond capitalism. What if economy is all the ways that we meet our material needs and care for …

Latham Thomas, aka Glow Maven, is a celebrity wellness/ lifestyle maven and birth doula- transforming not only how women give birth to their babies, but how they give rise to the best version of themselves. She is the founder of Mama Glow (MamaGlow.com) …

Kansas City’s own jazz artist extraordinaire and activist, Lisa Henry, joins us to discuss her life as an international musician and passion for jazz in Kansas City.

Community engagement consultant with Take Note KC, Timothy Holman, Jr., joins us to discuss the educational landscape in Kansas City. Take Note KC is a 3 year initiative aimed at taking an in-depth look of where we are, how we …

Urban Connections talks with Emily Regal of the organization Indivisible KC.

How to Buy a home Getting your property appraisal with Beverly Easterwood.  Mrs. Easterwood is a certified commercial and residential appraiser.

Urban Connections discusses the Donald Trump Executive Orders issued on day one.

KKFI Urban Connections How to buy a Home Session #3:  The Home Inspection with Richard Scroggins, Certified by ASHI. Richard Scroggins is an ASHI Inspector who has met the rigorous requirements to be a provider of The ASHI Experience, a …

Urban Connections Session on How to Buy a Home Session #2 with Toni Choate Toni Choate is a resident of Kansas City, her education and licensure credentials: Career Education Systems – Real Estate Education licensing for the State of Missouri, …

Urban Connection Series on How to Buy a Home with Brian Turner.  Week 1 I have been in Mortgages for over 8 years. My clientele includes people with many different backgrounds. My schedule is flexible to accommodate the demanding lives of people …

Conversation with Melissa Douglas, Kansas City Public Schools Office of Students in Transition

Conversation with Kimberly Stafford. Employee of the Red Cross.

Interview with Jacob Turk, Candidate for 5th District U.S. Representative. Mr. Turk discusses issues and his campaign platform.

Urban Connections Interview with Dr. Mark Bedell, Kansas City Public Schools, Superintendent

Jean Peters Baker, Jackson County Missouri Prosecutor and the Prosecutors office’s stated purpose is to work to secure justice for crime victims and to improve public safety. The goal is to keep the community safe and to make it a …

The Health of a community is related to the wealth of a community and the wealth of a community is directly related to the health of the community. Urban Connections begins series on finances and how to improve your financial …

Representative Brandon Ellington, a Democrat, represents part of Jackson County (District 22) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was first elected to the House in a special election in November 2011. Host and producer:  Donna Morrow Wolfe    Co-host, …

Today on Urban Connections we’ll speak to Representative Brandon Ellington, (D), District 22, MO House of RepresentsDenise Lieberman, Senior Attorney and Missouri Voter Protection Advocate with The Advancement Project who testified on Tues, Jan 27th in Jefferson City before  the …

James Gustave Speth is a professor at Vermont Law School and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos, a nonpartisan public policy research and advocacy organization. A former dean of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, he also co-founded …

Lloyd C. Daniel, discusses the Israeli occupation of Palestine among other items, on Urban Connections, “broadcasting LIVE from Liberated Territory”. An excerpt from Lloyd Daniel’s work has been recently published by Lexington Press in London.  Lexington published a transcript of …