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Seg. 1: A Mayor's Legacy | Seg. 2: Missy Koonce

Segment 1: Kansas City, Missouri's mayor reflects on his time in office. 

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Sly James leaves office July 31. He discusses his eight-year legacy before he hands over the job to the next mayor.

  • Sly James, mayor, Kansas City, Missouri 


Segment 2, beginning at 37:13: The legacy of a Kansas City theater director, actor, and entertainer.

After spending 30 years in Kansas City, a well-known theater director, actor and entertainer is moving to Indianapolis, Indiana. She looks back at her time in the Kansas City theater scene. 

  • Missy Koonce, theater director, actor and entertainer 

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Michelle is a reporter covering race and culture for KCUR and also is part of a Diversity Initiative project that produces audio storytelling with reporters in St. Louis, Hartford, Conn. and Portland, Ore.
Melody Rowell