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Clergy, Brooks Protest Cauthen Firing
KANSAS CITY, MO  - African-American clergy protested the way City Manager Wayne Cauthen was fired. The group, called Concerned Clergy, held a news conference Wednesday in the foyer of a Swope Parkway church at which three ministers spoke.


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On the day after Thanksgiving, KCUR and StoryCorps are asking all Americans to start a new holiday tradition: Set aside one hour to interview a friend, a loved one, or someone in their community about his or her life.  For a free Do-It-Yourself interview guide visit nationaldayoflistening.org.

KCUR will be playing stories like this one which was recorded 3 years ago when StoryCorps visited Kansas City. 

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