Season 1

This episode talks about skin tone and feature discrminiation

The Filter Ep. 6 | ‘Melanin’

Have you ever heard of colorism or featurism? This episode tackles what these forms of discrimination look like. (Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Flatland)

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The Filter Ep. 5 | ‘Be Free’

The Filter podcast talks about the evolution of slavery, starting with Juneteenth and book-ending with the Black Lives Matter movements.

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Juneteenth and Civil Rights

Dropping June 24: The Filter Connects the Dots, From Juneteenth to Black Lives Matter

The Filter podcast gives you a brief history lesson on Juneteenth and how race relations unfolded for Black Americans and how it connects to Black Lives Matter movements in KC.

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College life as a minority

The Filter Ep. 4: ‘Graduation Day’

College as we know it has been upended. But what are the silent struggles of higher education’s minority population? Three folks take it back to middle school, high school and colleges days to paint the picture of life in school as a minority.

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Polaroids of a Quran and a plant

The Filter Ep. 3: ‘Dear God’

For many, spirituality is a source of strength in times of crisis. We talked to three Kansas Citians about why it’s important to them.

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