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Passing the Baton | Carl Boyd on ‘Generation Rap’

By | February 16, 2024 | 0
Carl Boyd speaking into a radio microphone.

Urban educator Carl Boyd has spent most of his life connecting with young people, most notably through the long-running radio program “Generation Rap.”

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Passing the Baton | Pastor Cassandra Wainright’s Life of Service

By | February 9, 2024 | 0
Cassandra Wainright teaching at the 2016 Concerned Clergy Coalition of Kansas City.

Pastor Cassandra Wainright became the first female president of the Concerned Clergy Coalition of Kansas City. Watch her story on “Passing the Baton.”

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Passing the Baton | Groundbreaking African American Lawyer

By | February 2, 2024 | 0
Senior U.S. District Judge Fernando J. Gaitan Jr.

Senior U.S. District Judge Fernando J. Gaitan Jr. reflects on a long, groundbreaking legal career as part of our “Passing the Baton” series.

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Art House | The Hard Work Behind Hearty Laughter

By | January 19, 2024 | 0
A view of the Crossroads and the downtown skyline from a nearby office.

Kansas City filmmakers Lolo Loren and Patrick Poe discuss how to provoke laughter in comedies such as “Almost, Sorta, Maybe” and “Vegan Apocalypse.”

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Art House | ‘Nelly Don’ Sparks a Fashion Revolution

By | January 5, 2024 | 0
A scene from "Nelly Don: The Musical Movie."

“Nelly Don: The Musical Movie” tells the story of dressmaker Nell Quinlan Donnelly Reed, one of the great female entrepreneurs in Kansas City history.

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