Seg. 1: Hidden Racism In Children Books. Seg. 2: Poet Jessica Ayala (R)

Segment 1: Is The Cat in the Hat's design inspired by blackface? 

Have you ever revisited a favorite book from your childhood ... to find that it is actually racist? As our society's perspective on race evolves, we look at racial undertones within children literature.

• Philip Nel, author, Was the Cat in the Hat Black?
• Christine Taylor Butler, children's book author

Segment 2, beginning at 33:09: Local writer conveys the injustices Latin America faces through poetry.

Kansas City artist and activist Jessica Ayala shares thoughts behind her most recent collection of poetry, Huelga.

• Jessica Ayala, poet, artist-in-residence, Charlotte Street Foundation