Vicky Diaz-Camacho
Community Reporter
Vicky Diaz-Camacho managed Kansas City PBS's journalism public engagement series, curiousKC. She is an EMMY-award winning producer and reporter for the monthly current affairs program, Flatland in Focus. Her reporting focuses on housing, health, education and culture. Her upbringing on the El Paso/Juarez border as a Mexican-Puerto Rican guides her methodology, which dissects current affairs and reports its impact on people in our community.
Stories by Vicky Diaz-Camacho
Climate Summit Coming to Overland Park on Saturday
About 500 community leaders, students, educators, organizers and 30 experts will gather in Overland Park on Saturday to discuss climate change and its local impact. Climate Action KC organized the one-day summit at Johnson County Community College to highlight climate issues and explore solutions. Organizers want to show how regional efforts can affect climate change….
Latino Arts Festival Celebrates Vibrant Culture
The Kansas City area’s Chicanx culture is a fusion of tradition and art. This fusion took center stage at the Latino Arts Festival on Saturday. Horses nodded and pranced to the beat of banda on the grassy side of Bethany Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Lowriders lined the street close by, hoods agape, chrome shining…
September’s curiousKC Voting Round Focuses On KC’s Urban Planning
Announcing curiousKC's September voting round, which is on urban planning in the Kansas City metro.
Flatland’s Story On Latinx Murals Published On PBS Newshour’s ‘Arts Hub’
Flatland Story on Latinx Murals Published on PBS Newshour’s ‘Arts Hub’
The Mission Link
The statue of Paschal Fish Jr. holding his daughter stands in a garden in downtown Eudora, Kansas. (Catherine Hoffman | Flatland)
What KC Art and Culture Stories are Missing?
This is an open call for questions about KC's art and culture scene. You could help shape our coverage and fill the story gaps.
The Flavor of Art
Learn how a chef and an artist collaborated for a new dinner series at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. First up, Virginia Jaramillo.
A Chicana in the Midwest
Accessibility to youth arts programs is important to Deanna Muñoz, who considers herself “200% Chicana.” "Queer Eye" helped make her dream come true.
What More Latinx Murals in KC Mean For Representation
curiousKC investigates the question: 'Why aren't there more Latinx murals in Kansas City?"
Have Questions About Why Census 2020 Matters to KC?
Counting yourself in the 2020 census may be more important than you think.