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The oldest continuously-operating Latino services center in the United States is right here in Kansas City. 101 years ago, the Guadalupe Center was established to "Americanize" Mexicans who had moved here to work on the railroads. But over the course of a century, Latinos transformed the organization, and Kansas City.
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Segment 1: Jackson County legislators answer questions of current budget, property tax and working with county executive Frank White.Jackson County…
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Segment 1: The fact and fiction of mass shootings.Last week's shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, highlighted misconceptions when it comes to…
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StoryCorps' MobileBooth came to Kansas City to collect the stories and memories of residents. This is one in a series of stories KCUR has chosen to…
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Segment 1: Going "Beyond the Ballot" to find what drives Missouri voters to the ballots.How can we inspire high-schoolers to become more passionate about…
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As a second grader growing up in North Carolina, Fidencio Fifield-Perez was the school cartoonist. He won a few awards and certificates, and a local…
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After the Board of Immigration Appeals in Virginia denied his appeal on May 3, Crecensio Mendez Ramirez was deported to his native Mexico. Mendez, who had…
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At a factory in Kansas City's East Bottoms, a conveyor belt spits out roughly 2,500 warm tortillas an hour. They're made from yellow, blue and red…
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Segment 1: How a redrawn border influences modern Mexican-American identityWhen the U.S.-Mexico border moved at the end of the Mexican-American War, more…
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Coco, the latest movie from Disney's Pixar Studios, has been praised for its portrayal of Mexican folklore. Meet the local children's book author who has…
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Hear the stories behind this year's Day of the Dead altars at the Mattie Rhodes Gallery, then meet a local spoken word poet/minister.Guests:Xanath Caraza,…
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Tensions have been rising on college campuses over freedom of speech issues. From pressure to cancel controversial speakers to debates about safe spaces,…