Black History Month Events, Resources at Mo Historical Society
The State Historical Society of Missouri will host free virtual events exploring Black Health and Wellness
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The State Historical Society of Missouri will host free virtual events exploring Black Health and Wellness
BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS AND RESOURCES AT THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI
by Eric Jackson There is less than a week to jump into or drop out of the race for any of the four officer posts or the three at-large board positions with Democrats Abroad Panama. If I do nothing, I am running for a spot as a board member. I MIGHT be moved to do something I really would rather not do, and run for chair — again. The election will be on April 28, with all DA Panama members receiving Google form ballots by email. On a positive side, for the 2018 cycle I was chair, the organization grew, and Democrats won back the US House of Representatives. I did not seek re-election as chai...
Online and in person, Kansas City will turn into a film fest mecca over next 10 days Dan Kelly, The Kansas City Star Apr. 7—The Kansas City FilmFest International, which bills itself as the largest and longest-held curated film festival in Kansas City, will celebrate its 25th year virtually April 12-18. Audiences can view and vote for their favorites among 165 films in five categories: narrative feature, documentary feature, narrative short, documentary short and heartland student. Most films will be available to stream online, with a few feature films scheduled for one-time...
Luvelli, Frost (2013-15). Courtesy of the artist and Monk Talent Agency. In his captivating and gritty black-and-white photographs, Jon Luvelli details the overlooked stories and rural idiosyncrasies of Midwestern American life. Luvelli (who goes primarily by just his last name) has a unique insider-outsider perspective to the environments he documents. Born in Italy to an Italian father and an African-Italian mother, Luvelli was adopted at just six days old and was brought to the United States, where he was raised on a small-town farm in Missouri. From a young age, photography offered him...