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Carla Eckels brings you thoughtful community stories every month on In the Mix.
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A new documentary featured at this year's Tallgrass Film Festival resonates with interim executive director Sierra Franklin-Morton. “SEEDS” is a film that shines a light on Black farmers, their struggles, resilience and legacy. Franklin-Morton’s family owns farms in both Kansas and Oklahoma. For this installment of “In The Mix,” Carla Eckels speaks with Franklin-Morton about how the film connects to her own family history.
The choir at St. Paul AME Church recorded a gospel album back in 1968. For this month’s In the Mix, Carla Eckels met with two of the singers on that recording.
Shane Carter has only been the executive director of The Kansas African American Museum for three months, but one of his missions is to turn the museum’s new downtown space a premier destination for visitors.
Architect and designer Erik Loya designed a building for the neighborhood that helped raise him.
KMUW’s Carla Eckels visited Evergreen Community Center and Library for the kickoff of the Wichita Public Libraries’ summer reading program and has more for this month’s “In The Mix.”
Mother’s Day is a time of reflection for retired educator and counselor Lola McLaurian, who has been a mother for nearly 60 years and has three grown children. For this edition of “In The Mix,” Carla Eckels visited McLaurian in her Kechi home to talk about motherhood.
On this month's "In the Mix," Carla Eckels takes a look at a business that cuts hair and supports the city.
The new CEO of Wichita Festivals says it takes a village to put on Riverfest.
For Valentine’s Day, Carla Eckels looks at a quintessential symbol of love: The love song. For this edition of "In the Mix," Carla introduces us to three people and the songs that have stayed with them through the years.
For this month’s “In The Mix,” Carla Eckels talks with a featured speaker for one of this month’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations.
A new Wichita Art Museum exhibit by painter Robert Peterson showcases daily African-American life. The exhibition will run through January 5, 2025.
Foster care advocate Alexandria Ware grew up in many different homes from the age of 3 to 18. Now she reflects on all the tables she sat around, as well as the work she is doing to make the lives of foster kids better.
The Tallgrass Film Festival will celebrate Hattie McDaniel's legacy later this month and her great-grandnephew, Kevin Goff, will be there to take part — as well as to visit the late actress' hometown.
Alexis Smith was crowned Miss Kansas this summer and she's getting a lot of attention from in and out of the state, particularly for speaking out against domestic violence. For Smith, it's a community service initiative that's all too personal.
On this month's "In the Mix," KMUW's Carla Eckels follows a small private school in Wichita as it gets ready for its students to return.
On this month's In The Mix, Carla Eckels talks with Carolyn Williams, who teaches a popular class at Wichita State University that explores the impact of alcohol and addiction.
For this month's "In The Mix," Carla Eckels talks with "Bongo" Bobby Thomas about creating music and how he developed his passion for the bongos.
On this month's "In the Mix," Carla Eckels talks with a Wichita woman who’s on a mission to share her Native pride.
A new exhibit celebrates the women behind the Brown v. Board desegregation case.
For this month's In The Mix, Carla Eckels talk with a Wichita woman who’s head over tails for her pet fishes.
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