Passing the Baton

Senior U.S. District Judge Fernando J. Gaitan Jr. reflects on a long, groundbreaking legal career as part of our "Passing the Baton" series. Gaitan served as Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.'s first African American corporate lawyer. He later became a federal judge in Kansas City.

Meet Cassandra Wainright, the first woman president of the Concerned Clergy Coalition of Kansas City.

A conversation with Carl Boyd, the founder of STOOTS for Boots and Generation Rap, two influential programs serving Kansas City youth.