Kansas Stories - Humanities Kansas

What Does Your Horizon Look Like?

What's on the horizon for the historically African American and Latino neighborhoods of North Wichita? A project to collect the stories and community vision of residents is now a new exhibition, "The Color Line."

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Full Story AbOriginal Lakota Hip Hop artist Frank Waln uses his artistry to consciously reconnect to his culture and language. He is coming to Kansas as part of the Highland Community College Cultural Series in 2019. Full Story

Full Story The World Grows Here The "Strangers in Town" documentary film tells the story about how global migration transformed and enriched Garden City. The film was supported by a Humanities for All grant. Full Story

Full Story Paletero Brings Mexican Summer Classic to Liberal Neighborhoods Paleteros selling paleta — Mexican ice cream and sherbet bars — have been a staple in Liberal, Kansas, for years. Full Story

Woman in hat with Kansas landscape in background

Full Story Chasing the American Dream Michelle Mattich's parents chose a packing plant in Liberal to build a better life for their family. Full Story

Full Story Traditions Celebrate "Womanhood" The Quinceañera is a celebrated on a young woman's 15th birthday and represents the transition from girlhood to womanhood. The event also represents a family's hard work and success. Full Story

Full Story From There to Here/De Allá Para Acá: Immigrant Stories of Kansas HK's Valerie Mendoza shares her family's immigrant story in advance of bilingual immigration story writing workshops in seven Kansas communities led by José Faus of the Latino Writers Collective. Full Story

Full Story "We Remain" The connection between the Sand Creek Massacre and the Santa Fe Trail is explored at Rendezvous 2018, Sept. 20-22 at the Santa Fe Trail Center in Larned. Minoma Littlehawk-Sills delivers a Cheyenne blessing at the event Full Story

Full Story Civil Rights to Correct Civil Wrongs On a hot and humid Thursday evening in July 1958, a dozen young people quietly walked into a downtown Wichita drugstore and asked to be served. That day a movement began. Full Story

Full Story Till Marker Was Just 35 Days Unshot 35 days after it was dedicated, a sign at Graball Landing marking the spot where Emmett Till's body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River was pierced with four gunshots, the latest in a 10-year saga of vandalism Full Story

Full Story The Future is Red The Young Professionals Powwow brings young Native American influencers together to explore themes of sovereignty and social growth. Full Story

Make Your Mark

"And the Children Shall Lead" is a community mural in Topeka inspired by the Brown v. Board decision. Members of the community are invited to make their mark by painting the mural.

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Full Story From Football to Futbol "And the Children Shall Lead" is a community mural in Topeka inspired by the Brown v. Board decision. Members of the community are invited to make their mark by painting the mural. Full Story

Full Story Langston’s Lawrence "And the Children Shall Lead" is a community mural in Topeka inspired by the Brown v. Board decision. Members of the community are invited to make their mark by painting the mural. Full Story