Segment 1, beginning at 3:07: In June, Ferguson elected the first Black mayor in its 126-year history.
Following the 2014 killing of Michael Brown and the unrest that followed, Ferguson became ground zero for protests over police violence. Six year later, the city has its first Black and female mayor, who says she'll work to make her office accessible and active in community dialogue.
- Ella Jones, mayor of Ferguson, Missouri
Segment 2, beginning at 24:17: Kansas City's streetcar project has been awarded federal funding for an extension officials say could be complete by 2025.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Wednesday a grant of $50.8 million, which will allow the streetcar project team to advance final design and begin construction. The Streetcar Authority says it expects the gift is only the first chunk of federal funding heading Kansas City’s way.
- Tom Gerend, executive director of the KC Streetcar Authority
- Dennis Strait, principal and board member of Gould Evans
Segment 3, beginning at 40:00: In her new memoir, a Kansas City writer recounts growing up with a disability.
Rebekah Taussig's new memoir delivers poignant and entertaining anecdotes, highlighting her experience living in a wheelchair. She has made a habit of challenging pop culture depictions of disabilities, and often uses an able-bodied perspective to draw readers in.
- Rebekah Taussig, writer, teacher and author of "Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body"
