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Latin Grammy-Nominated Artist Hosting Event for Women’s History Month: ‘You’re Not Alone’

By | March 17, 2023 |

A woman with long curly hair, in a black silk shirt and black fedora hat looks into the camera.

Grammy-nominated artist, Mireya Ramos, launched an inaugural Women’s History month event, “Ladies Rock.” It’s interactive and meant to empower women to create.

Black Appalachian Artists Showcased in Kansas City

By | March 10, 2023 |

A woman wearing a striped shirt over an orange long sleeve shirt poses in an art gallery setting. Shai Perry is gallery coordinator at the Kansas City Kansas Community College. She is also an artist and is from Tennessee. Photo by Vicky Diaz-Camacho for Flatland.

“Holler If You See Me: Black Appalachia” is on display at Kansas City Kansas Community College until March 31. Artists explored motifs such as identity, displacement, loss and empowerment.

Landon Laird: Remembering Kansas City’s First Film Critic

By | March 9, 2023 |

Landon Laird on the set of “The Buccaneer” with Cecil B. DeMille and, on right, Louise Campbell and Margot Grahame in 1937.

Landon Laird served as the Kansas City Star’s film critic for decades, offering a unique local connection to Hollywood.

Passing the Baton | Sonny Gibson’s Pursuit of Local Black History

By | March 6, 2023 |

Photo of John Lange, the namesake of Kansas City, Missouri's first hospital for African Americans.

Sonny Gibson, a historian and author, has been doggedly documenting the forgotten history of Black Kansas City for decades.

Q&A with ‘Preserving Our Past’ Producer Catherine Hoffman

By | February 28, 2023 |

woman sits in front of a blue background. She has a coffee cup that reads "Kansas City PBS" and a stack of books with a plant next to here.

Kansas City PBS producer Catherine Hoffman discusses the process behind the new film, “Preserving Our Past: The Story Continues.”