A People's History of Kansas City
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The @kcur podcast about the everyday heroes & renegades who shaped Kansas City. 🔎 Made by Suzanne Hogan & @_macmartin. Send ideas to [email protected].
Kansas City, Missouri
Joined January 2021
At a time when disinformation and misinformation are putting our democracy at risk, KCUR’s official channels won’t reward that behavior. Here’s our statement:
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KCUR is joining NPR, PBS and other public media outlets who are stepping away from Twitter. And we're taking the opportunity to explain where our funding comes from: 100% of KCUR's local content is...
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Army Pfc. Willy F. James Jr. was finally honored in his hometown of Kansas City. James was killed in 1945 by a Nazi sniper while trying to save his injured platoon leader. But he was unjustly denied the country’s highest award for valor.
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Pfc. Willy F. James Jr. was among seven African American troops unjustly denied the country’s highest military award for valor during World War II. Veterans and service members at James' memorial...
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KCUR’s Overlooked podcast has won the award for best audio project (small market) from the national nonprofit @IRE_NICAR, one of the most prestigious honors in investigative journalism. https://t.co/yk3XUOXOUe
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An investigation into systemic police corruption in Kansas City, Kansas, the podcast from KCUR Studios and the NPR Midwest Newsroom was recognized as one of the best works of investigative reporting...
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Julien Eltinge, Bert Savoy, and Karyl Norman were just a few of the famous artists who toured through Kansas City during the heyday of the Shubert and Orpheum theatres. “Eltinge was internationally known. He was the RuPaul of his day,” Hinds says.
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Since Kansas City was established, drag in various forms has evolved from entertainment for power and control into a liberating art. Attempts to regulate the practice have also persisted.
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He was the star of that first @NBCBaseball Congress event in 1935, winning four games, striking out 60 batters, leading Bismarck to the championship, and, most importantly, drawing large crowds. (via @KMUW)
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Wichita’s National Baseball Congress has showcased the best collegiate and semipro players in the country for nearly 100 years. But of all the players who have played here, perhaps none is as...
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The Citizens Association started in the early 1930s and once held enormous influence over city elections. Its power has waned in recent years, but a new, more diverse group is reshaping the organization. https://t.co/MgxU50uwJz
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The Citizens Association started in the early 1930s and once held enormous influence over city elections. Its power has waned in recent years, but a new, more diverse group is reshaping the organiz...
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One of the most comprehensive stories I've read about @WhiteCastle, its history and its impact on American life today. If you Crave, definitely give this a read! 🍔🏰 Beautifully done, @_macmartin! 👏 https://t.co/BvtxkjNMb7
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The White Castle chain began in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas, where its ingenious small burgers kicked off a national craze and inspired imitators of all shapes and sizes. But over a century later, White...
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From @PHKCpod and @kcur 🍔 White Castle didn't just invent sliders. The Kansas chain created a playbook for American fast food https://t.co/6dvE14PxC0
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The White Castle chain began in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas, where its ingenious small burgers kicked off a national craze and inspired imitators of all shapes and sizes. But over a century later, White...
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I had a blast talking about White Castle and Kansas City's hold on hamburger history for @kcur and @PHKCpod:
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The White Castle chain began in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas, where its ingenious small burgers kicked off a national craze and inspired imitators of all shapes and sizes. But over a century later, White...
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The @WhiteCastle chain began in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas, where its ingenious small burgers kicked off a national craze and inspired imitators of all shapes and sizes. https://t.co/TTbPsVGJOq
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The White Castle chain began in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas, where its ingenious small burgers kicked off a national craze and inspired imitators of all shapes and sizes. But over a century later, White...
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Great episode, really made me crave a 🍔 at 9am
✨ New episode alert ✨ @WhiteCastle's ingenious small burgers kicked off a national craze & inspired imitators of all kinds. But over a century later, the story of how it introduced America to the hamburger has been largely overshadowed. #kshistory
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✨ New episode alert ✨ @WhiteCastle's ingenious small burgers kicked off a national craze & inspired imitators of all kinds. But over a century later, the story of how it introduced America to the hamburger has been largely overshadowed. #kshistory
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The White Castle chain began in 1921 in Wichita, Kansas, where its ingenious small burgers kicked off a national craze and inspired imitators of all shapes and sizes. But over a century later, White...
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Fed up with harassment and housing discrimination, lesbians in 1990s Kansas City dreamed of a place where they could "walk hand in hand, freely down the streets." https://t.co/AOpYDWOlUl
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Fed up with harassment and housing discrimination, lesbians in 1990s Kansas City dreamed of a place where they could "walk hand in hand, freely down the streets." So they created Womontown. The...
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Missouri residents may have heard ghoulish tales of “Doc Annie” Smith, a physician who looms large in Missouri’s mythology for performing illegal abortions in the early 1900s. Today, the truth about her work has largely disappeared. (@PHKCpod) https://t.co/qWfI5c3Vso
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This isn't the first time Missouri has banned abortions. Residents may have heard ghoulish tales of “Doc Annie” Smith, a physician who looms large in Missouri’s mythology for performing illegal...
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I thought I knew a lot about Bob Dole. Then I did this season of Archiver #podcast and I learned plenty. Subscribe wherever you get your podcast. https://t.co/Dbth3my2eN
@DoleInstitute @PHKCpod @kansashistory #ksleg #ksed #History #Congress @washburnlaw
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We start this season of Archiver in 1960 on the streets of Russell, Kansas—right there on the plains about half-way between Kansas City and Denver. It was a railroad town and an oil town but, for our...
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Happy Valentine's Day to everyone -- especially Kelly's Westport Inn, home to Kansas City meet-cutes for 75 years. 💕 @kcur @BekShackelford
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You never know who you’ll run into when you walk into Kelly’s Westport Inn to watch a game or cheers the end of the work week. These 'Kelly's couples' avoided hungover walks of shame and stayed...
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Check out a story I produced on how the Kansas City Chiefs were pioneers in recruiting Black players in the 1960s ✊🏿🏈 @KCURUpToDate @kcur @NPR @stevekraske Thanks to @HaroldRKuntz3 @MacCambridge & NFL Legend Willie Lanier for joining the conversation. https://t.co/DjwBrT4SPC
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Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt’s dedication to discovering Black athletes dates back to the 1960s, from selecting a Black player first in the 1963 AFL draft to hiring the first full-time African American...
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What would Batman’s Gotham City be like without its towering skyscrapers and moody energy? Many of the well-known fantasy worlds you love were inspired by the illustrations of St. Louis architectural illustrator Hugh Ferriss:
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Hugh Ferriss was a highly regarded architectural illustrator from St. Louis. His distinct moody nighttime illustrations of skyscrapers and suspension bridges inspired the backdrops of many fictional...
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Covered a prayer vigil at a small church in Parkville, Mo. on Sat. Its significance among the Black community & those whose ancestors built the chapel were undeniable. Last weekend someone broke in and damaged a memorial. My latest @FlatlandKC
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On Jan. 21, a 116-year-old memorial was taken from Parkville's historic Black church. A week later, it was returned. This is how the community reacted.
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