Leon Jordan

Before he was assassinated, Leon Jordan played a critical role in the establishment of Freedom Inc., and Black political power in Kansas City and the Missouri Capitol.

A Trump administration policy could force international students home if their American schools go online-only, remembering the life of a local Black political powerhouse, and Kansas City's resident jazz master discusses how COVID-19 turned his touring plans upside down.

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

He was murdered almost 50 years ago, so fewer Kansas Citians these days might know the name Leon Jordan. But he was one of Kansas City's most important…

Segment 1: Kansas City playwright uses murders of Leon Jordan and James Townsend as inspiration to connect 1960s civil rights movements to today's.In the…

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

Nearly 70 buildings were demolished on Kansas City’s east side to make room for a new police station and state-of-the-art crime lab. The $74 million Leon…

Three years ago, Kansas City police re-opened one of the most vexing cold cases in local history. It was the 1970 murder of politician and civil rights…

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…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-933720.mp3Kansas City, MO – For the past few months, KC Currents has been following…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-925992.mp3Kansas City, MO – This summer, Kansas City police re-opened an unsolved…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-923463.mp3Kansas City, MO – This summer, Kansas City Missouri police re-opened an…