Signature Event Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue Sunday, July 25, 2021 3:00pm The U.S. barbecue capitals of Memphis, Texas, the Carolinas and, of course, Kansas City bring unique techniques, flavors, and traditions to slow-sm... Read More
Signature Event Why KC Should Want to Be More Walkable – and How It Can Be Tuesday, June 22, 2021 12:00pm Online Cities are made to be walked – or should be, given the economic, environmental, and medical benefits. How far is Kansas City from... Read More
Signature Event From Wettest Block to Wickedest City Sunday, June 6, 2021 3:00pm Online It was inevitable that the bawdy, alcohol-infused culture of 19th-century Kansas City would draw the ire of social reformers and prohibi... Read More
Signature Event Making College Matter (More) Thursday, May 27, 2021 6:30pm Online Higher education has been in the news a lot lately as politicians debate the merits of student loan forgiveness and free community college tuition.... 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 The Montford Point Marines: A Case Study on Integration Tuesday, March 30, 2021 6:30pm Online When President Franklin Roosevelt signed a 1941 executive order banning discrimination in the military and all other government agencies “because o... Read More
Signature Event Brides on the Santa Fe Trail Sunday, March 14, 2021 3:00pm Online In commemoration of the bicentennial anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail, historian Joy L. Poole examines the stories of five wives who... 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 Legacy of Leadership Sunday, February 21, 2021 3:00pm Online While his story is not widely known, Kansas City civil rights leader Leon M. Jordan was among the most influential African Americans in Missou... Read More
Signature Event Truman Takes Over: ‘Like the Moon, Stars, and Planets Had Fallen on Me’ Tuesday, December 8, 2020 6:30pm Online Harry S. Truman was scarcely prepared to assume the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in April 1945. He’d been vice president for... Read More