Signature Event Jim Bridger: Trailblazer of the American West Sunday, May 16, 2021 3:00pm Even among the iconic frontiersmen of the American West, Jim Bridger stands out as larger than life. Born in 1804 and orphaned at 1... Read More
Signature Event The Truman Court Tuesday, May 11, 2021 6:30pm Online Today’s hyper-political sensitivity to U.S. Supreme Court appointments traces back to the only president elected from Missouri. Harry Truman revolu... Read More
Signature Event Infinitum: An Afrofuturist Tale Tuesday, April 13, 2021 6:30pm Online Tim Fielder is among the artists placing new emphasis on Afrofuturism in comic books and graphic novels, laying out historical timeline... Read More
Signature Event When Women Invented Television Wednesday, March 24, 2021 6:30pm Online Like most industries of the era, television in the 1940s and ‘50s was largely a male monopoly. Four visionary women nonetheless began carving out s... Read More
Signature Event Red Alert! Saving the Planet with Indigenous Knowledge Wednesday, March 10, 2021 6:30pm Online Pay attention, scientists say. The deadly winter storm that pummeled Texas last month is the latest warning on the impact of climate change. ... Read More
Signature Event Binding Us Together Tuesday, February 23, 2021 6:30pm Online Alvin Brooks’ mark on civil rights history in Kansas City – on the city’s history in total – is indelible. Born into povert... Read More
Signature Event A Most Beautiful Thing Wednesday, February 10, 2021 6:30pm Online They came from different neighborhoods and ran with rival gangs on Chicago’s West Side. Improbably, the group of young men found promise and common... Read More
Signature Event Racial Reckoning at The Star: ‘The Truth in Black and White’ Wednesday, January 27, 2021 6:30pm Online Days before Christmas, on its website and across more 10 pages of its Sunday print edition, The Kansas City Star laid out a rema... Read More
Signature Event Seeing MAD: MAD Magazine's Humor and Legacy Tuesday, January 26, 2021 6:30pm Online We could use a little “What, me worry?” right now, don’t you think? That cheeky motto, attributed to freckled, gap-toothed mascot A... Read More
Signature Event Love, Loss and Endurance: A 9/11 Story of Resilience and Hope in an Age of Anxiety Tuesday, January 19, 2021 6:30pm Online Bill Tammeus and his family have borne a deep personal loss since the terrorists’ attacks of September 11, 2001. His nephew, a bond ana... Read More