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Examining Race Issues At UMKC

In the wake of yesterday's events at the University of Missouri in Columbia, we ask, how does UMKC handle issues of race?

Guests:

  • Leo Morton is the Chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
  • Rakeem Golden is the vice president of the Multicultural Student Organization Council and President of The African American Student Union at UMKC.

KCUR is licensed to the University of Missouri Board of Curators and is an editorially independent community service of the University of Missouri-Kansas City

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