Dropping June 24: The Filter Connects the Dots, From Juneteenth to Black Lives Matter
June 19, 2020 | Vicky Diaz-Camacho, Ieshia Downton | 1 min read
Next Wednesday, The Filter will give you a history lesson that centers on Juneteenth, chronicling racism from the 1800s to now. Hosts Vicky Díaz-Camacho and Ieshia Downton chat with two historians about the important milestones in history that stemmed from the emancipation proclamation to civil rights movements. Then we talk to a local organizer on the frontlines of the Black Lives Matter movement in the Kansas City area.
Listen everywhere podcasts are available on June 24.
Credits: Original music and production by Felicia Diaz.
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