Passing the Baton

Carl Boyd speaking into a radio microphone.

Passing the Baton | Carl Boyd on ‘Generation Rap’

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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Cassandra Wainright teaching at the 2016 Concerned Clergy Coalition of Kansas City.

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

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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Senior U.S. District Judge Fernando J. Gaitan Jr.

Passing the Baton | Groundbreaking African American Lawyer

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

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

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

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Map of the neighborhood where Carmaletta Williams grew up.

Passing the Baton | Carmaletta Williams on Highways Breaking Neighborhoods

Carmaletta Williams, CEO of the Black Archives of Mid-America, shares how a new highway in her neighborhood altered the course of her life.

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