Foster care advocate Alexandria Ware grew up in many different homes from the age of 3 to 18. Now she reflects on all the tables she sat around, as well as the work she is doing to make the lives of foster kids better.

The Tallgrass Film Festival will celebrate Hattie McDaniel's legacy later this month and her great-grandnephew, Kevin Goff, will be there to take part — as well as to visit the late actress' hometown.

Alexis Smith was crowned Miss Kansas this summer and she's getting a lot of attention from in and out of the state, particularly for speaking out against domestic violence. For Smith, it's a community service initiative that's all too personal.

On this month's "In the Mix," KMUW's Carla Eckels follows a small private school in Wichita as it gets ready for its students to return.

On this month's In The Mix, Carla Eckels talks with Carolyn Williams, who teaches a popular class at Wichita State University that explores the impact of alcohol and addiction.

For this month's "In The Mix," Carla Eckels talks with "Bongo" Bobby Thomas about creating music and how he developed his passion for the bongos.

On this month's "In the Mix," Carla Eckels talks with a Wichita woman who’s on a mission to share her Native pride.

A new exhibit celebrates the women behind the Brown v. Board desegregation case.

For this month's In The Mix, Carla Eckels talk with a Wichita woman who’s head over tails for her pet fishes.

Legislation promoting the CROWN Act was discussed during a hearing recently at the Kansas Statehouse. The proposed bill would prohibit discrimination in the workplace against natural hairstyles.