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Central Standard

Portraits Of Violence

Danny Lyon
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courtesy of Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

The violence and horror of cell phone videos of the recent police shootings of Alton Sterling and PhilandoCastile have galvanized many Americans to question race relations and justice.

We take a look back at iconic civil rights era photos, and then invite a psychologist and criminologist to explore the effect of images of violence, past and present, on our minds and our culture.

Guests:

  • Myles Cheadle, co-curator of "Through the Lens," Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
  • Susan Wilson, clinical psychologist, UMKC Vice Chancellor of Diversity and Inclusion
  • Toya Like, associate professor, UMKC Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • José Faus, Kansas City artist and writer, author of poem "I'm here next to you"
As a host and contributor at KCUR, I seek to create a more informed citizenry and richer community. I want to enlighten and inspire our audience by delivering the information they need with accuracy and urgency, clarifying what’s complicated and teasing out the complexities of what seems simple. I work to craft conversations that reveal realities in our midst and model civil discourse in a divided world. Follow me on Twitter @ptsbrian or email me at brian@kcur.org.
Andrea Tudhope is an award-winning multimedia journalist based in Kansas City, Missouri. She is currently coordinating producer for America Amplified, a national public media community engagement initiative funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 
Sylvia Maria Gross is storytelling editor at KCUR 89.3. Reach her on Twitter @pubradiosly.