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Urban Connections
Urban Connections conducts guest interviews covering issues effecting our local, national, international and global communities from a Black perspective. Subjects include current events, trends, history, education, economics, science, political science, health, race, law and more.
Urban Connections conducts guest interviews covering issues affecting our local, national, international and global communities from a Black perspective. Subjects include current events, trends, history, education, economics, science, political science, health, race, law and more.
Recent Episodes
March 6, 2021 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Dr. Sirisha Naidu, UMKC Professor in Economics, Discusses Environmental Injustice
UMKC Professor in Economics, Dr. Sirisha Naidu, Discusses Environmental Injustices
ListenFebruary 20, 2021 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Local historians Rochelle Donald and Chester Owens, Jr., on Kansas HBCU Western University, Established 1865 as Quindaro Freedman’s School
Local historians Rochelle Donald and Chester Owens, Jr., on Kansas HBC Western University, Established 1865 as Quindaro Freedman's School
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2021 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Dr. Mathew Forstater, UMKC Professor in Economics, discusses the Economics of Discrimination
Mathew Forstater, PhD, returns to discuss the economics of discrimination.
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2021 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Nia Becker, RN, BSN, Thoughts on Reversing African American’s High Risk for Common Chronic Dis-eases
Nia Becker, RN, BSN, Health Care Provider, on Reversing African American's High Risk for Common Chronic Dis-eases.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2021 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Historian Dr. Antonio Holland on Missouri Blacks in the Civil War
Dr. Antonio Holland discusses contributions of Black Americans in the Civil War.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2021 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Local Historians Chester Owens, Jr., and Rochelle Donald on Abolitionist Charles Sumner and His Namesake Institutions Sumner High School and Sumner Academy
Local Historians Chester Owens, Jr., and Rochelle Donald on Abolitionist Charles Sumner and His Namesake Institutions Sumner High School and Sumner Academy
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2021 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Author Donna C. Watson, J.D., on Creating Essential Estate Planning Documents to Protect Individuals and Their Families
Donna C. Watson, J.D., author, money management and estate planning advocate and educator, discusses essential estate planning documents that individuals can create in the coming year to protect themselves and their families.
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2021 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Dr. Mathew Forstater, UMKC Professor in Economics, on the Nature of Money and More
Dr. Mathew Forstater, UMKC Professor in Economics, answers the question: "What Is money?" and discusses other budgetary issues.
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2021 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Nia F. Becker, RN, BSN, on Providing Health Care to Homebound Underserved Communities During COVID-19
Nia Becker RN BSN
Read MoreDecember 26, 2020 Local, News & Public Affairs, Podcast
Lewis Diuguid, Journalist-While-Black at the KC Star and Bette Tate-Beaver, Multi-Cultural Educator on KC Star’s Apology
Lewis Diuguid, former columnist, editorial board member, op-ed page editor, and letters editor at The Kansas City Star, and published author speaks about his career as a journalist before and during his 30-year tenure at the Kansas City Star newspaper in light of the Star's recently issued apology where "through sins of both commission and omission-it disenfranchised, ignored and scorned generations of Black Kansas Citians". Bette Tate-Beaver, educator, president of the National Association for Multi-Cultural Education, talks about the effect of biased media on education. The Kansas City Star issued it's apology and launched a series of "redemptive" articles on December 20, 2020.
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