Think of a place that you love in your city. What is it that appeals to you about that place? Are there places you would like to go but feel you wouldn’t be welcome there?
In this episode, Glenn talks about his family’s tradition of taking a “Sunday Drive” through Kansas City. What are traditions within your community that you feel connected to? How might race or identity have shaped those traditions?
What was your reaction to hearing about J.C. Nichols and the history of racially exclusionary housing covenants?
Early in the episode, we hear reference to the City Beautiful Movement, and Glenn closes with a poem that expresses his own notion of a “city beautiful.” What makes for a beautiful city in your mind?