Here To Listen

Boston Daniels was chief of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department for only one year.But he is remembered not only as the city’s first black police…

Growing up in Northeast Kansas City, Kansas, LaNya Meade, 14, remembers her mom saying she didn’t want LaNya to get stuck here.“And so I always thought…

The community around Quindaro Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas, is mostly black.But Our Lady And St. Rose Catholic Church, at 5th and Quindaro, attracts a…

A journey along Quindaro Boulevard in northeast Kansas City, Kansas, takes us through history, demographic shifts, religion, and plans for economic…

On the northeast corner of 5th and Quindaro Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas, sits a vacant and weathered building where 45 years ago, a black-owned…

Bernard Crawford grew up on Quindaro during the 1970s. He remembers thriving businesses: bakeries, grocery stores and theaters. He left for school but has…

The Latino community in Belton, Missouri, once a military and farming community, is growing.Today, almost 10 percent of Belton’s 24,000 residents are…

As a fairly quiet Kansas City suburb, Belton often flies under the radar. But, with a growing Latino population and a vibrant commercial center, Belton…

Twenty years ago, the stretch of Belton along U.S. Highway 71, now Interstate 49, looked a lot different than it does now. Only a few major retailers had…

The skies across metropolitan Kansas City roared with the flight acrobatics of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the Navy’s Blue Angels at the annual…

A poet and playwright is working to preserve the legacy of an iconic leader in the black community of Liberty, Missouri.The poet and playwright is Shelton…

A visit to the town of Liberty, Missouri and its outlying areas to hear about a growing Mormon community, a legendary teacher in the city’s formerly…