Podcast - Urban Connections Archives • KKFI

This podcast tracks the audio archives for the “Urban Connections” show. Urban Connections conducts guest interviews covering issues affecting our local, national, international and global communities from a Black perspective.

Journalist, author, activist Lewis W. Diuguid, what’s going on – current events

Lewis W. Diuguid Lewis W. Diuguid, author/journalist/activist shares thoughts on current events of the day - war, rumors of war, politics, disaster, mis-information, truth, activism and hope. Lewis 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...

03/30/2024

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Toni Talley on balancing career and family in the entertainment industry

Toni Talley Toni Talley is a multifaceted talent in the entertainment industry. She is currently a television host and producer for a lifestyle program on FOX4 (WDAF-TV), Great Day KC, where she shows passion telling the stories of phenomenal people, thriving businesses, and community events around the City. Toni is a native...

03/23/2024

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Lambda Epsilon Chapter: Leadership and Service – Past, Present and Future

This weekend in Kansas City, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated's Lambda Epsilon Chapter of Kansas City, MO, recognizes its 50th Charter Day anniversary, "Celebrating 50 Years of LEgendary LEadership: Power of the Past, Force of the Future". Founded at Howard University on January 13, 1913, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is...

03/16/2024

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Baraza African Cultures Center continues the dialogue Black in Kansas City II

Black in Kansas City is an exploration of the diversity of Black communities that have contributed to and helped shape Kansas City today. While all may have roots that go back to Africa, the routes communities and families have taken – or been taken on – have brought divergent experiences...

02/24/2024

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Dr. Daive Dunkley, MU Director of Black Studies, talks history

Historian Dr. Daive Dunkley raises questions about historically enslaved and colonized populations. His research focuses on the history and culture of the Caribbean and the wider Black Atlantic. He has a strong desire to educate others about Black history and its implications for the present. Dr. Dunkley is Professor and...

02/10/2024

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Lewis W. Diuguid, author, on his latest work Exploring Cuba: Erasing Fears through Multicultural Education

Exploring Cuba: Erasing Fears Through Multicultural Education details the cultural and professional exchanges to Cuba organized by the National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME) between 2015 and 2019, with additional reflections on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Cuba—U.S. relations. The authors are Lewis W. Diuguid and the late Bette...

01/13/2024

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Carl A. Stafford, founder/visionary of My Region Wins! on habilitating dreams

Carl A. Stafford, artist, is founder and visionary of My Region Wins! a Kansas City creative non-profit organization. My Region Wins! programs and projects are created to address neighborhoods' environmental and social injustices and issues. MRW! work "is done at the intersection of the Arts, nature, and neighborhoods." MRW! is dedicated...

01/06/2024

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Nedra Dixon on “A God*Sib’s Tale” world premiere musical by The Black Repertory Theatre of KC

Kansas City's own Nedra Dixon, performer, director, lyricist, librettist, and choreographer is a veteran of Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours and regional performances. Dixon's special event performances include: The White House; The Kennedy Center; Carnegie Hall; Madison Square Garden. Music Videos: Tech N9ne’s “Fear.” Radio: Host/Vocalist on NPR's "12th Street...

12/30/2023

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