© 2024 Kansas City Public Radio
NPR in Kansas City
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

KC CURRENTS 10-17-06

Ida McBeth performs at Buck O'Neil's memorial service.
Ida McBeth performs at Buck O'Neil's memorial service.

By Sylvia Maria Gross

Kansas City, MO – Baseball Hall-of-Famers Joe Morgan and Ernie Banks remember the man who paved the way for them -- Buck O'Neil. Hear also from Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, documentary film-maker Ken Burns and an original composition by Danny Cox, performed at O'Neil's memorial service. Plus, a controversial new immigration law class is slated for next semester at UMKC law school. And a local minority contractor is suing Kansas City and the museum authority at 18th and Vine for unpaid work he did nearly ten years ago.

KCUR prides ourselves on bringing local journalism to the public without a paywall — ever.

Our reporting will always be free for you to read. But it's not free to produce.

As a nonprofit, we rely on your donations to keep operating and trying new things. If you value our work, consider becoming a member.