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Are Communities Of Color Being Heard In Missouri's Capitol?

Catherine Wheeler
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KCUR 89.3
From lef to right: Brian Ellison, Representative Beatty, Representative Ellington, Representative McGee

At the end of the 2017 legislative session, we took the podcast on the road to ask an important question: are Kansas City's communities of color being heard in Jefferson City?  

This podcast was recorded live at the Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri.
 
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