Emiel Cleaver

Missouri Democrats gathered in St. Louis on Saturday for their annual Truman Dinner, the biggest event of the year for a party that remains on the outs in state politics. The 2026 midterms will also include critical votes on a proposed abortion ban and a measure making it harder to change the constitution.

Segment 1: Mapping StigmaA community development specialist and an art curator have witnessed the social stigma surrounding HIV around the nation and…

We explore the history and influence of the Kansas City political organization Freedom, Inc., one of the oldest African American political organizations…

While sitting in the UMKC course “The Kansas City Black Experience,” Emiel Cleaver decided to write a paper on KC's first black political group, Freedom…

Kansas City has now had two African American mayors and black elected officials in city, county and state government. But this progress did not happen by…