History
Black Judge an Unsung Hero of Kansas City, Kansas
When Judge Isaac Franklin Bradley Sr. was born in Saline County, Missouri, he was considered property. By the time he died, his name had been etched next to the likes of W.E.B. Du Bois as a civil rights leader, lawyer, judge and entrepreneur.
Preserving Our Past: Kansas City Stories of Black History
In “Preserving Our Past: Kansas City Stories of Black History,” a new Kansas City PBS documentary compiled in honor of Black History Month, Flatland reporter Catherine Hoffman shares untold or unexamined stories of local Black history.
Late to the Party: The Strange History of Liquor Laws in Kansas
Did you know happy hours as we know them were illegal in Kansas until 2011?
curiousKC | Vanderbilt Mansion Treasures Make Midland Theatre Space ‘Sexiest Lounge in KC’
Kansas City’s unlikely tie to the iconic New York City home has one curiousKC reader wondering how it all went down, way back in 1927.
Q&A: KU Professor Randal Jelks on the New Book, ‘Letters to Martin’
In the form of letters to Martin Luther King Jr., author Randal Jelks said he wants to give readers hope.
New Film Documents Legendary KC Ballot Theft Case
A new film premiering this weekend tells the story behind the 1947 blowing of a Jackson County Courthouse safe, making possible the theft of dodgy ballots and contributing to the collapse of a planned vote fraud investigation.
curiousKC | A Guide to Learn (and Demystify) Critical Race Theory
The legal theory “Critical Race Theory” has dominated headlines. What is it and who’s responsible? Here’s your guide.
Bringing Back Missing Veterans: ‘Always Loved – Never Forgotten’
Over the past 13 months, at least four families in the Kansas City region have received the remains or relics of family members who served in the military that have been missing for as long as 80 years.
New Kansas City PBS Documentary Ponders Past, Present and Future of Movie Theaters
“Fade to Black,” a new Kansas City PBS documentary, explores the past, present and future of movie exhibition through the eyes of the people who helped build the industry, and hope to ensure it survives the COVID-19 pandemic.
KC Performs | Deploying Poetry to Say Their Names
Glenn North’s new poem, “I Sing Their Names,” celebrates Kansas City Black history.