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Movie: 'Shooting Back in Time Union Station Massacre'

Thursday, June 13, 2024 1:00pm

Southeast Branch

In Person

As lawmen escort escaped convict Frank Nash through the East doors of the Union Station to a car to be driven back to Leavenworth Penitentiary, the...

Interactive Movie: 'Despicable Me'

Thursday, June 20, 2024 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Experience Despicable Me in a whole new way with interactive instructions and props! We’ll also have snacks and raffle off tickets to the ne...

No Place Like Home: The Struggle Against Hate in Kansas

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Oscar winner Kevin Willmott (BlacKkKlansman) discusses one of his recent projects, the 2023 documentary sequel to Kansas City journalist C.J. Janovy’s...

Movie: 'Car Wash'

Thursday, June 27, 2024 1:00pm

Southeast Branch

In Person

This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens o...

Movie: 'American Violet'

Thursday, July 11, 2024 1:00pm

Southeast Branch

In Person

This film is based on a true story. Dee Roberts is a young black woman raising four daughters with the help of her mother in an all-black housing p...

The Street Project

Thursday, July 18, 2024 5:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Join us for a screening of the documentary The Street Proje...

Movie: 'Book of Clarence'

Thursday, July 25, 2024 1:00pm

Southeast Branch

In Person

Struggling to find a better life, Clarence is captivated by the power of the rising Messiah and soon risks everything to carve a path to a divine e...

Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism

Thursday, July 25, 2024 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Leigh Goodmark’s latest book, Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism, explores the American criminal legal sy...

The Racial Wealth Gap

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

Online

In Person

National journalist Ebony Reed and resident Beverly Rentie, both of Kansas City, discuss Rentie's family and Black wealth with Mará Rose Williams of T...

Movie: 'Bob Marley One Love'

Thursday, August 8, 2024 1:00pm

Southeast Branch

In Person

Celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, disc...

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