Shortly after The Supreme Court overturned Roe Vs. Wade, Kansas became the first state to bring the question of a right to an abortion to the voters. The ballot measure which came to be known as The Value Them Both Amendment, became a national flashpoint in part due to it's deceptive language.
This excerpt from the PBS documentary television show, Flatland In Focus, explains what comes of a Yes or No vote on this issue.
One tree at a time, The Heartland Tree Alliance bring arborsits and volunteers together to increase the urban tree canopy of Kansas City, Missouri. As part of a PBS series on climate education, this project sheds light on the carbon sequestration potential of trees and their impact against the urban heat island effect worsened by climate change.
In cities across the US, heavily polluted industrial zones are often established adjacent to communities of color and low-income residents. As a part of the PBS documentary series, Flatland in Focus, residents living in Wyandotte County, KS neighborhood advocate for clean air.
Land of Opportunity is a historical documentary special that looks at the racist history of housing segregation in Kansas City, MO and how the black residents of the Santa Fe Place neighborhood fought to integrate and in turn, change the housing landscape of the United States.
Land of Opportunity aired on Kansas City PBS and won an NATAS Midwest Regional Emmy in 2020 for Best Historical Documentary.