Black History

Award-winning author and scholar Imani Perry discusses her new book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People. Her dozens of short ess...

Former ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) David Killion talks to UMKC’s...

Daniel Smith, chairman of the Monnett Battle of Westport Fund, tells the story of the Black soldiers who fought in the Battle of Westport during the C...

Songs like “Summertime” have helped audiences connect with Porgy and Bess for over 90 years. But the opera has also sparked debate. Join us for a conv...

Entrepreneur, social activist, and political leader Bruce R. Watkins left an indelible mark on Kansas City, advancing civil rights and fighting agains...

More than 20 million motorists a year travel Bruce R. Watkins Drive. But this vital corridor, completed in 2001, came at a high cost to East Side resi...

Computer code bootcamps provide students with accelerated training in computer programming and job skills with the dual end goals of upward social...

Historian Donna Rae Pearson examines the lingering impacts of redlining and urban renewal and how each promoted residential segregation in communities...

In Fighting for a Free Missouri: German Immigrants, African Americans, and the Issue of Slavery, editor and historian Sydney Norton presents a series...