African-American History

Truman's Integration Of The Armed Forces

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:00:00 +0000

Looking back, desegregating the military seems like the obvious thing to do, but in the 1940s and 50s, it wasn't so clear for Harry Truman.

Looking Back At The Anti-Slavery Movement

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000

Ask a school kid, and he or she will tell you that slavery in America ended in the mid-1860s. But when did the movement against slavery start?

The Pullman Porter: 'World's Most Perfect Servant' Or Symbol Of Racial Oppression?

Steve Kraske and Danie Alexander — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Bellman, concierge, housekeeper, valet: If the job of the Pullman porter was complex, his place in the American consciousness is even harder to pin down.

Stories Of The Southern Working Class

Andrea Silenzi and Jabulani Leffall — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:49:01 +0000

On this Monday's Central Standard, author Stephanie Powell Watts shares a collection of short stories inspired by the uneducated and the the aspiring. Many of her characters are based on her own life or the lives of someone she's encountered.

Playing The Dozens: A History Of Rap's Mama

Andrea Silenzi and Jabulani Leffall — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:40:06 +0000

On this Tuesday's Central Standard, a look at a tradition of African American verbal combat and insults that’s ruled neighborhoods and childhoods long before rap. At the heart of this tradition? 'Yo Mama jokes.

"America I AM" Travels to Union Station in October

Laura Spencer — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:30:00 +0000

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Kansas City, Mo. – A traveling exhibition, exploring 500 years of African-American history, from slavery to the present-day, is coming to Union Station this fall.