Glenn North

The American dance craze known as 'the cakewalk' began as a form of resistance by enslaved Black people — a showy promenade that concealed a mockery of slave owners. Now, modern devotees are marking the life of its most charismatic and famous champion, Kansas City’s own Doc Brown.

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.

In a new podcast, Glenn North and the museum join in "an overall effort to confront the past and chart a course for the future"

"I don't like sanitized spaces," says artist Harold Smith, whose house in Kansas City, Kansas, doubles as his studio.It's about a mile from where he grew…

Levi Harrington was lynched on April 3, 1882, in the West Bottoms of Kansas City, Missouri.That may seem like a long time ago, but after 136 years, the…

When Glenn North read a poem at the grand opening for the American Jazz Museum in 1997, something clicked. From that moment on, the poet and the museum…

It seems that nowadays, anytime you hear a hip-hop song the lyrics are full of negative and insulting messages. Whether these comments are racist,…

Every month, the staff of the Kansas City Museum asks a local expert in some field to talk about a piece from the museum's collection for its Community…

On this Monday's Central Standard, we explore how area artists honor Jazz’s heritage and progression, through the language of Hip-Hop.Area musicians will…