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KC CURRENTS 2-18-07

By Ty Chandler, Alex Smith and Sylvia Maria Gross

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-568968.mp3

Kansas City, MO – Drop in on a forum of candidates for city council in Kansas City Missouri's third and fifth districts. Local historian Delia Gillis compiles a photographic history of black Kansas City. An interview with presidential candidate and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. Plus, a visit with funk singer Marva Whitney, a Kansas City Kansas native, who jump-started her career singing with the legendary James Brown.

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