You Don't Say

You Don't Say

You Don’t Say is a special project commissioned by the City of Columbia’s bicentennial Como200 task force. It’s co-produced by the Sharp End Heritage Committee and KBIA.

Latest Episodes

You Don't Say: 'We didn’t have everything, but we had everything we needed to survive.'

For this bonus episode of You Don't Say, we’re going to step outside of Columbia to speak with brothers Mike and Tim Jackman.
You Don't Say: 'Once you make improvements within a community, then there will be some improvement. But the disparities are still there.'

Hickman High School Football Coach Cedric Alvis sat down with his grandfather Larry Monroe for a chat at Hickman High School. The pair began by talking about what life looked like for the black working class in the 80’s.
You Don't Say: 'Separate but equal: I don't think you could find that equality if you check the records'

In this edition of You Don’t Say, Larry Monroe and KBIA’s Isabella Paxton sits down with Cedric Alvis, Monroe’s grandson, and the football coach at Hickman High School. Both having played football in high school, they talk about their experiences on and off of the field, and how football in Columbia has changed since Monroe played.
You Don't Say: 'My entire purpose in education was to create spaces where all students felt welcome.'

Dr. Eryca Neville is very familiar with the education system in Missouri. She’s the principal at Frederick Douglass High School, where she helps shape the lives of dozens of teenagers year in and year out.
You Don't Say: 'They expect you to be the spokesperson'

Dr. Eryca Neville has spent over 20 years in education and has dedicated a lot of her time to learning about the community in Columbia and the needs of students and their families. She is the principal at Douglass High School, where she and Tyus Monroe sat down for a conversation about education in Columbia.
You Don't Say: 'We've Made Some Great Strides, But We've Still Got A Long Way To Go.'

In this edition of KBIA’s “You Don’t Say” series, mid-Missouri NAACP Director Mary Ratliff speaks with long-time Columbian Sehon Williams.
You Don't Say: 'We Came, And We've Conquered'

Reverend Clyde Ruffin has served the Columbia community wearing many hats – as a councilmember for the Columbia's First Ward council district, as a professor in MU’s Theatre department, and currently as the pastor of Columbia’s historic Second Missionary Baptist Church.
You Don't Say: 'Everyone Knew They Were On The Threshold Of Change.'

KBIA's conversation series "You Don't Say" explores the black experience in Columbia, then and now.
You Don't Say: 'We Could See The Love, And We Were Taught The Love'

Rev. David Ballenger grew up in Columbia during the 1950s and 60s. He grew up in an African-American community in Columbia that has grown much larger than when he was a child, yet many neighborhood landmarks, family homes and businesses in the Sharp End district and on Third Street were destroyed through urban renewal.
You Don't Say: 'We Are So Much More Alike Than We Are Different'

Barbra Horrell is a life-long Columbian who worked 45 years for MU and is an advocate for African-American history and preservation with the Sharp End Heritage Committee. Annelle Whitt spent more than two decades as an insurance executive, and now runs the Columbia Public Schools district’s MAC scholars program.