Black Archives of Mid-America

The Black Youth Coalition Network wants to be a leading voice among Kansas City's youth. Their professional development programs and community activism is catching the eyes of Black leaders.

The project, which goes beyond well-known historical mainstays like baseball, jazz and barbeque, highlights local African Americans who influenced Kansas City, and national, history.

Wikipedia, which seemingly has an entry for everything, lacks information on historic Black Kansas Citians. The Kansas City Library is mobilizing a group of volunteers to fix that.

Late in his career, renowned dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey forged strong connections in Kansas City, and helped found a local nonprofit. A new documentary tells his story.

A soil collection ceremony on Saturday will honor the life of Levi Harrington, who was lynched in Kansas City 139 years ago. Will the event help foster reconciliation and a better understanding of past and present racial violence in Missouri?

Stories of the most famous African Americans from Kansas City are well told, but the work of many more community members often goes unrecognized.

A lack of progress addressing health care disparities means history is being repeated with the same populations that suffered a high death rate during the 1918 flu experiencing another round of tragic losses.

The holiday celebrating freedom for black people in the United States traditionally involved parades, festivals and cookouts in various parts of the Kansas City metro, especially in the Historic 18th and Vine district.

Segment 1: How black cultural institutions can serve as a place for community healing.It's no secret that Kansas City still bears scars of redlining and…

Segment 1: Kansas City photographers William Fambrough and Matthew Washington captured the African-American experience in Kansas City. For a long time…

Lincoln Cemetery. Western Baptist Bible College. Wheatley-Provident Hospital.Compared to the 18th and Vine area, these are among the little-known…

Segment 1: Cultural shifts in smoking and vaping.With smoking banned in most public places — and vaping on the rise among teens — we look at the changing…