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Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott talks about his life in Kansas, his approach to cinema and his commitment to fighting racism

In February 2019, Kevin Willmott

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George Washington Carver

Portrait by Wichita artist Ric Dunwoody

George Washington Carver is one of Kansas’ favorite sons.

And for good reason; he was a man of many talents. Most of us know him as a scientist, but he was

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An impromptu street corner debate in his hometown of Emporia provoked newspaper editor William Allen White to write the editorial “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” The 1896 essay blasted the state’s

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