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S2 Ep 8

Passing the Baton

Aired: 16/02/2023

Reporter credits:

Cody Boston
Mary Sanchez
Vicky Dìaz-Camacho
D. Rashaan Gilmore

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This episode of Flatland in Focus features guests from the Kansas City PBS program Passing the Baton, a series of conversations between prominent civil rights leaders in Kansas City and the next generation of trailblazing local leaders.

Flatland Presents Passing the Baton. Black fist raised clenching words like We Shall Overcome, Black Lives Matter, No Justice No Peace.

Passing the Baton is new digital series from Sandy Woodson (Womontown, AIDS in KC), brings together prominent civil rights trailblazers in Kansas City and the next generation of local leaders. Together in a one-on-one format, they discuss their individual journeys, the state of their cause – and what might come next in the fight for justice.

Featured this month:

Ad Hoc Group Against Crime, KC Tenants

‘Passing The Baton’ Aims To Inspire Future Generations By Sharing KC History

Educator Carl Boyd has developed a video series called "Passing the Baton" that features cross-generational mentorship conversations between community leaders.

Flatland Follow-Up

Listen as longtime urban educator Carl Boyd sits down with Flatland In Focus host D. Rashaan Gilmore for a Flatland Follow-Up conversion on Mr. Boyd’s project “Passing The Baton” and what the mentor-mentee relationship means among Kansas City civil rights leaders and activists.

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Stadium Subsidies and Community Impact

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Housing Along the KC Streetcar Line

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Media Literacy

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The Future of the Country Club Plaza

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East Side Development Sales Tax

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Family Caregivers of Aging Adults

S3 Ep. 1 - 1 minute readD. Rashaan Gilmore hosts a thoughtful conversation about aging in place and the supports available for the increasing number of families who find themselves becoming caregivers as their loved ones age. This season premiere of Flatland in Focus […]

Reparations in KC

S2 Ep12 - 1 minute readKansas City is beginning a discussion about how it might make amends through reparations for inequities toward Black residents through reparations. Flatland In Focus will report on the deeply intentional work that’s already being done within the Black […]

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