Re:Dream

Carl Carter

American Dreaming | Smile and Fight

This story is part of a series of reports from Johnson County Community College journalism students working with KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to report on hopes and obstacles for achieving the American dream. The reporting is part of KCPT’s Re:Dream project. Beneath the bulky uniform of the custodial staff of Johnson County Community College…

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American Dreaming | To Return, as an Inspiration

This story is part of a series of reports from Johnson County Community College journalism students working with KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to report on hopes and obstacles for achieving the American dream. The reporting is part of KCPT’s Re:Dream project. Grace Manasseh grew up under the sun of eastern Africa in Nairobi, the…

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The flag of the United States is set against a sunset.

American Dreaming | 5,000 Miles From Home, Together

This story is part of a series of reports from Johnson County Community College journalism students working with KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to report on hopes and obstacles for achieving the American dream. The reporting is part of KCPT’s Re:Dream project. After the Valiente triplets left their home country of Paraguay to live in…

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Bill Brown

American Dreaming |’Putting Together Legacies’

This story is part of a series of reports from Johnson County Community College journalism students working with KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to report on hopes and obstacles for achieving the American dream. The reporting is part of KCPT’s Re:Dream project.   William “Bill” Brown emerges from the workshop at his home on his…

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American Dreaming | A Rare Student, A Rare Dream

This story is part of a series of reports from Johnson County Community College journalism students working with KCPT’s Hale Center for Journalism to report on hopes and obstacles for achieving the American dream. The reporting is part of KCPT’s Re:Dream project.   Henry Lubega just wanted to get out alive. Lubega, a student at…

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