Urban Connections

February 2018 marks KKFI’s 30th year of being live on-air. Poet, Activist and Liberation Educator, Lloyd C. Daniel, joins us to celebrate 100,000 watts of people power! The post KKFI Open House appeared first on KKFI .

Live in conversation with Cat Mahari.  She creates work with personal and collective transformational possibilities. A free-style  hip hop and house dancer, also trained in modern, ballet, West African, Cuban Son, and Chen taiji, […] The post Dancing Her Blackness appeared first on KKFI .

Live in conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, an award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author, Professor of History and International Relations and the Founding Director of the Antiracist Research and […] The post There’s Nothing Wrong With Black People appeared first on KKFI .

Dr. Nishani Frazier, Associate Professor of History at Miami University, shares insight from her latest book, Harambee City: The Congress of Racial Equality in Cleveland and the Rise of Black […] The post Harambee City appeared first on KKFI .

Penn Loh, Senior Lecturer and Director of Community Practice at Tufts University, joins us to discuss ways that Americans are redefining economy beyond capitalism. What if economy is all the […] The post Capitalism Is Not The Only Choice appeared first on KKFI .

Latham Thomas, aka Glow Maven, is a celebrity wellness/ lifestyle maven and birth doula- transforming not only how women give birth to their babies, but how they give rise to the best version […] The post Own Your Glow with Latham Thomas appeared first on KKFI .

Kansas City’s own jazz artist extraordinaire and activist, Lisa Henry, joins us to discuss her life as an international musician and passion for jazz in Kansas City. The post Life of a Jazz Artist appeared first on KKFI .

Community engagement consultant with Take Note KC, Timothy Holman, Jr., joins us to discuss the educational landscape in Kansas City. Take Note KC is a 3 year initiative aimed at […] The post Take Note KC appeared first on KKFI .

Dr. Cornel West will be answering questions related to his work in a Q&A session, broadcast live on-air at 90.1FM, KKFI, from UMKC School of Law, Saturday, October 7, 2017, […] The post Q&A With Dr. Cornel West, KKFI live broadcast from UMKC School of Law appeared first on KKFI .

Dr. Cornel West will be answering questions related to his work in a Q&A session, broadcast live on-air at 90.1FM, KKFI, from UMKC School of Law, Saturday, October 7, 2017, […] The post Q&A With Dr. Cornel West, KKFI live broadcast from UMKC School of Law appeared first on KKFI .

Urban Connections talks with Emily Regal of the organization Indivisible KC. The post Urban Connections Indivisible KC appeared first on KKFI .

How to Buy a home Getting your property appraisal with Beverly Easterwood.  Mrs. Easterwood is a certified commercial and residential appraiser. The post How to Buy A Home Part 4 The Appraisal appeared first on KKFI .

Urban Connections discusses the Donald Trump Executive Orders issued on day one. The post Trump Protests and Executive Orders appeared first on KKFI .

KKFI Urban Connections How to buy a Home Session #3:  The Home Inspection with Richard Scroggins, Certified by ASHI. Richard Scroggins is an ASHI Inspector who has met the rigorous […] The post How to Buy a Home Session #3 Home Inspection appeared first on KKFI .

Urban Connections Session on How to Buy a Home Session #2 with Toni Choate Toni Choate is a resident of Kansas City, her education and licensure credentials: Career Education Systems […] The post How to Buy a Home Week #2 appeared first on KKFI .

Urban Connection Series on How to Buy a Home with Brian Turner.  Week 1 I have been in Mortgages for over 8 years. My clientele includes people with many different backgrounds. My […] The post How to Buy a House Week 1 appeared first on KKFI .

Conversation with Melissa Douglas, Kansas City Public Schools Office of Students in Transition The post Kansas City Public Schools Office of Students in Transition appeared first on KKFI .

Conversation with Kimberly Stafford. Employee of the Red Cross. The post Red Cross appeared first on KKFI .

Interview with Jacob Turk, Candidate for 5th District U.S. Representative. Mr. Turk discusses issues and his campaign platform. The post Jacob Turk Interview appeared first on KKFI .

Urban Connections Interview with Dr. Mark Bedell, Kansas City Public Schools, Superintendent The post Interview With Dr. Mark Bedell, KCPS Superintendent appeared first on KKFI .

Jean Peters Baker, Jackson County Missouri Prosecutor and the Prosecutors office’s stated purpose is to work to secure justice for crime victims and to improve public safety. The goal is […] The post Jean Peters Baker, JACOMO Prosecutor on crime, justice and public safety appeared first on KKFI .

The Health of a community is related to the wealth of a community and the wealth of a community is directly related to the health of the community. Urban Connections […] The post KCCU President, Eric Jones &VP, Marilyn Chappell on financial education appeared first on KKFI .

Representative Brandon Ellington, a Democrat, represents part of Jackson County (District 22) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was first elected to the House in a special election in […] The post Brandon Ellington, MO State Rep, returns to discuss 2016 legislation appeared first on KKFI .

Today on Urban Connections we’ll speak to Representative Brandon Ellington, (D), District 22, MO House of RepresentsDenise Lieberman, Senior Attorney and Missouri Voter Protection Advocate with The Advancement Project who […] The post Brandon Ellington and Deniese Lieberman on Voter Protection appeared first on KKFI .

James Gustave Speth is a professor at Vermont Law School and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos, a nonpartisan public policy research and advocacy organization. A former dean of the […] The post Food Fight! continues…James Gustav Speth, author America the Possible: A Manifesto for A New Economy appeared first on KKFI .