Damron Russel Armstrong is the founder, CEO and Executive Artistic Director of The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City (BRTKC). The mission of BRTKC is to educate and inspire our […] The post The Black Repertory Theater of Kansas City's founder, Damron Armstrong, talks Hip-Hop Cinderella appeared first on KKFI.

Lewis W. Diuguid is a multimedia consultant, lecturer, freelance writer and editor, certified diversity facilitator. He is a former columnist, editorial board member, op-ed page editor, and letters editor at […] The post Jounalist, author Lewis W. Diuguid observations: US election November 5, 2024 appeared first on KKFI.

Dr. Robin Bernstein tells the morally complicated story of murder, greed, race, and the true origins of prison for profit in her book Freeman's Challenge: the Murder that Shook America's […] The post Robin Bernstein, PhD, author, cultural historian and professor, on the entangled origins of “prisons for profit” and anti-Black racism in America and beyond appeared first on KKFI.

Lewis W. Diuguid is a multimedia consultant, lecturer, freelance writer and editor, certified diversity facilitator. He is a former columnist, editorial board member, op-ed page editor, and letters editor at […] The post Journalist, author Lewis W. Diuguid on changing times, new norms, and mixed-race relationships appeared first on KKFI.

Says Lewis Diuguid: "…the nation now is..so divided…with a huge disparity of wealth…similar to the first Gilded Age. We turned into a nation of  me vs. being a nation of […] The post Journalist, author Lewis W. Diuguid on our second "Gilded Age", a nation of "me" appeared first on KKFI.

Mary Merola is a member of the Guns to Gardens task force of  Central Presbyterian Church. Guns to Gardens is a national movement based on the Biblical scripture Isiah 2:4, […] The post Mary Merola of the Guns to Gardens task force on the Safe Surrender of firearms appeared first on KKFI.

"Bird" Ellington Fleming, founder and Artistic Director of the Traditional Music Society,  and musicians Gerald Trimble, and Nick Amir Baker discuss the roots of Middle Eastern Music. The Traditional Music […] The post Traditional Music Society founder Bird Fleming, musicians Nick Amir Baker and Gerald Trimble on the roots of Middle Eastern Music appeared first on KKFI.

Says Lewis Diuguid, "Vice President Kamala Harris’ upcoming debate with former President Donald Trump" (scheduled for Tuesday, September 10, 2024) "leaves her no room for error as a Black woman." Lewis […] The post Author, journalist Lewis W. Diuguid on the "Great Debate", VP Kamala Harris vs former Pres Donald Trump, upcoming Sept 10th, 2024 appeared first on KKFI.

Larry Lester was co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, and served as its Research Director and Treasurer for five years. He developed the Museum's business […] The post Larry Lester, sports scholar, historian and author on Major League Baseball's embrace of the Negro Leagues appeared first on KKFI.

Lewis W. Diuguid is a multimedia consultant, lecturer, freelance writer and editor, certified diversity facilitator. He is a former columnist, editorial board member, op-ed page editor, and letters editor at […] The post Journalist, author Lewis W. Diuguid on trends in political advertising appeared first on KKFI.