Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
National And Local Leaders Join Discussion on Destructive Politics
The suicide of Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich earlier this year has sparked a debate about fairness and morality in politics. The local chapter of The Village Square joined that discussion Thursday night with a panel event titled “The Politics of Personal Destruction.” KCPT was also a sponsor of that event. The panel featured Mr. Terry Nelson, founding partner of…
Raucous Caucus attempts to engage absent millennial voters
Candidates in the upcoming election converged on Barney Allis Plaza for the Raucous Caucus, an event aimed at getting young people to vote. The event was hosted by a collection of local organizations that work to engage young people in Kansas City, including KCPT. In May of 2015 the Kansas City Star reported that three times more people over…
From farmers market to brick-and-mortar
Levi Holland adds another sealed black bag of coffee beans to the small pile that is accumulating on a set of distressed wood shelves only a few feet from the front door at Post Coffee Co. Behind him is the 5-kilogram drum roaster that he’s running on a Wednesday after a busy holiday weekend –…
A classic, revived: Donuts and dining at the Ladybird
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Meg Heriford is busy making the rounds. The proprietor of the Ladybird Diner, which has been closed for smoke damage repairs since March, stands in front of a stainless steel prep table in the kitchen at Pachamama’s – the well-known Lawrence eatery that closed in February.
Helping those whose love knows no bounds
When same-sex couples call immigration attorney Angela Williams, they often ask her if she’s OK working with a gay or lesbian couple. “I always say, ‘Yes I am, and I’m sorry that you have to ask me that,’” Williams said. Since the Defense of Marriage Act was struck down in 2013, Williams has helped around…
Local transgender blog reflects on gender fluidity in “Kumu Hina”
“Kumu Hina,” a new documentary exploring the journey of a transgender Hawaiian woman, airs tonight on Independent Lens at 9 p.m. on KCPT. Kansas Citians got a sneak peek of the film in April at KCPT’s Community Cinema series. After the film, community partners from the Transgender Institute and Transas City, a local website dedicated…
Artist’s perspective: The images of a movement
LHC’s “I, Too, Am America” displays digital photography by fast-food workers active in the Fight for $15 movement
Kansas City, 1968: Photos of MLK assassination protest found
During a routine inspection of donated filing cabinets, a warehouse worker at Kansas City’s Surplus Exchange made a surprisingly timely discovery: around 24 photos of the April 9, 1968, protest at KCMO’s City Hall following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. According to an article on the Kansas City Public Library’s website, this largely…
Intersection of race, justice discussed at Village Square
Since the death of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, last year, news outlets have been full of stories of racial injustice in the criminal justice system. In the last week, Baltimore has been in turmoil as protesters wait for answers about what killed a young black man, Freddie Gray, while he was in police custody….
Can fast food workers unionize?
Across the country and the KC area, fast food workers and other low-wage employees have been protesting for “15 and a union,” or at least $15 an hour and the right to unionize. Mike Shanin of KCPT’s “Ruckus” interviewed LaToya Caldwell of Stand Up KC for last week’s show. She has worked at Wendy’s for…