Race and Culture

The effects of post-Civil War lynchings and racist massacres are still being felt today, a former Marine who was injured by police at a Kansas City protest tells his story, and a long-term study on unwanted pregnancy refutes claims that abortions hurt women.

In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, Kansas City activism is being led by a new generation. Justice Horn organized protests calling for social justice reform, and Roman Leapheart wants Columbia, Missouri, to rethink a statue of Thomas Jefferson.

Black Kansans are more at risk for both testing positive for COVID-19 and dying from it than white people. Experts say it's a mix between long-standing racial disparities in health care treatment and access, lack of inclusivity and a higher likelihood that black residents are working "essential" jobs.

Emily Brown runs a nonprofit in the Kansas City area. She is a black woman who wears her hair naturally. In 2016, she was invited to speak at a national…

Segment 1: A winning NFL franchise puts money in the pockets of its host economy. Kansas Citians have more to celebrate than just an exciting season for…

Artist Hugh Merrill, who is white, had troubling memories from what he saw growing up in the Jim Crow South of the 1950s and '60s. And when he started…

Segment 1: The host of The Splendid Table stops by on a Kansas City visit.Francis Lam is the son of immigrants, the father of a toddler, and a rising star…

KCUR is part of StoryCorps' One Small Step initiative to bring together people of differing political opinions for real conversations. This is one we've…

Segment 1: Lawmakers from urban districts want their counterparts from rural Missouri to come witness the devestation guns create in their cities.Members…

During a week when President Donald Trump continued attacks on four members of Congress after tweeting that they should "go back and help fix the totally…

Segment 1: Where a new mother lives often affects her ability to find treatmentPostpartum depression affects women of all demographics, but those in rural…

Segment 1: Telling the American story through art by acclaimed African-American artists. There's no hyphen in 30 Americans, an art exhibition featuring…