{"id":1907065,"date":"2024-09-09T12:07:05","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T16:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?page_id=1907065"},"modified":"2025-05-16T19:23:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T23:23:58","slug":"silence-in-sikeston","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/silence-in-sikeston\/","title":{"rendered":"Silence in Sikeston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#38282d\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"852\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1909151\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 16%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 16%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=500,333 500w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=1270,845 1270w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=770,513 770w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=840,560 840w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=720,480 720w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=570,380 570w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=370,247 370w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=270,180 270w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=170,113 170w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=100,67 100w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=120,80 120w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=1170,780 1170w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=200,134 200w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=315,210 315w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=630,419 630w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/SiS_watertower.jpg?resize=1200,799 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-9b89c00d8205114f543cf5cdbf72002f\">Silence in Sikeston<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The 1942 lynching of Cleo Wright. The 2020 police shooting of Denzel Taylor.<br>Two Black men killed nearly 80 years apart by a public health threat of their time.<br>A reporting project told through a podcast, documentary film, and stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:66px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2132\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Logos-Mockup1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1908127\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Logos-Mockup1.png 2132w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Logos-Mockup1.png?resize=150,17 150w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Logos-Mockup1.png?resize=500,56 500w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Logos-Mockup1.png?resize=768,86 768w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Logos-Mockup1.png?resize=1270,142 1270w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Logos-Mockup1.png?resize=1536,171 1536w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Logos-Mockup1.png?resize=2048,229 2048w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Logos-Mockup1.png?resize=120,13 120w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Logos-Mockup1.png?resize=170,19 170w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Logos-Mockup1.png?resize=300,33 300w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Logos-Mockup1.png?resize=315,35 315w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Logos-Mockup1.png?resize=630,70 630w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Logos-Mockup1.png?resize=1200,134 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2132px) 100vw, 2132px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"#podcast\">Listen<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"#film\">Watch<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"#writing\">Read<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"podcast\" style=\"font-size:52px\">The Podcast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NNLu9ydxaIk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSilence in Sikeston\u201d explores what it means to live with racism and violence, then charts the toll on our health \u2014 from hives, high blood pressure, inflammation, and heart disease to struggles with mental health.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1942, Cleo Wright was removed from a Sikeston, Missouri, jail and lynched by a mob. Nearly 80 years later, Denzel Taylor was killed by police in the same community. The deaths of these two Black fathers tell a story about the public health consequences of racism and systemic bias. Meet residents determined to live healthier lives after generations of community silence. \u201cSilence in Sikeston\u201d is the podcast about finding the words to say the things that go unsaid. This is an invitation. Perhaps this journalism, these stories, will spark a conversation that you\u2019ve been meaning to have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-people block--people\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"people-title\">\n\t\tHost\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"people-card-container single\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-people-card block--people-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<img srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Cara-Anthony-3x4-03.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Cara-Anthony-3x4-03.jpg?resize=113,150 113w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Cara-Anthony-3x4-03.jpg?resize=375,500 375w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Cara-Anthony-3x4-03.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Cara-Anthony-3x4-03.jpg?resize=953,1270 953w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Cara-Anthony-3x4-03.jpg?resize=120,160 120w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Cara-Anthony-3x4-03.jpg?resize=170,227 170w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Cara-Anthony-3x4-03.jpg?resize=300,400 300w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Cara-Anthony-3x4-03.jpg?resize=500,667 500w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Cara-Anthony-3x4-03.jpg?resize=315,420 315w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/Cara-Anthony-3x4-03.jpg?resize=630,840 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"author-meta-container\">\n\t<div class=\"author-name\">Cara Anthony<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"author-affiliation\">KFF Health News<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"author-x\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"icon-x author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaraRAnthony\" title=\"@CaraRAnthony\">\n\t\t\t\t@CaraRAnthony\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"author-stories-link\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/author\/cara-anthony\/\"> \n\t\t\t\tRead Cara&#039;s stories.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"author-bio\">\n\t\t\tMidwest correspondent Cara Anthony joined KFF Health News in 2019. She won a 2021 Edward R. Murrow award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion reporting and her reporting on gun violence earned a 2021 Salute to Excellence Award from the National Association of Black Journalists. Cara is a native of East St. Louis, Illinois, and a graduate of Tennessee State University.\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1006201aa33f1ae31faf6113243461c3\" style=\"background-color:#1bd760;font-size:18px\">\u25b6\ufe0f <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/04DanzoN1fclDX8QHm1kdj\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Listen on Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f1e18af135fdc6b21963feb256138174\" style=\"background-color:#7223d8;font-size:18px\">\u25b6\ufe0f <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/world-channel-presents-silence-in-sikeston\/id1764955522\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Listen on Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"block--iframe\">\n\t<iframe\n\t\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\t\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\t\theight=\"250\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?ge=prx_7980_8da9fafd-34e8-4737-b455-eab90e614bef&#038;uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wgbh.org%2F7980%2Ffeed-rss.xml\"\n\t\twidth=\"100%\"\n\t><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/podcast\/racism-can-make-you-sick\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Episode 1<\/span><\/a> \u2014<\/strong> <strong>Racism Can Make You Sick<\/strong><br><em>Sept. 10, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host Cara Anthony visits with a witness to the 1942 lynching of Cleo Wright and asks about the physical and emotional burden of racial violence.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block--iframe\">\n\t<iframe\n\t\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\t\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\t\theight=\"250\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?ge=prx_7980_eb21c7f5-b515-4561-84dc-20da8c9d4631&#038;uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wgbh.org%2F7980%2Ffeed-rss.xml\"\n\t\twidth=\"100%\"\n\t><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">\u2022   \u2022   \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/podcast\/hush-fix-your-face\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Episode 2<\/span><\/a> \u2014 Hush, Fix Your Face<\/strong><br><em>Sept. 17, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Staying silent in the face of racial violence is a survival tradition many Black families have passed down to keep their children safe.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block--iframe\">\n\t<iframe\n\t\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\t\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\t\theight=\"250\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?ge=prx_7980_a21fde4c-839e-46d8-850b-14bd71802f98&#038;uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wgbh.org%2F7980%2Ffeed-rss.xml\"\n\t\twidth=\"100%\"\n\t><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">\u2022   \u2022   \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/racism-silence-in-sikeston-meet-the-makers-behind-scenes-podcast-documentary-film\/\">Bonus Episode<\/a> \u2014 Meet the Makers<\/strong><br><em>Sept. 24, 2024<\/em><br><br>The tables have turned as Cara Anthony, podcast host and KFF Health News Midwest correspondent, answers questions from WORLD&#8217;s editor-in-chief and executive producer, Chris Hastings.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block--iframe\">\n\t<iframe\n\t\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\t\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\t\theight=\"200\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?ge=prx_7980_e3cbb0bb-c338-46cf-b2f0-07fd3da4cf1a&#038;uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wgbh.org%2F7980%2Ffeed-rss.xml\"\n\t\twidth=\"100%\"\n\t><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">\u2022   \u2022   \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/podcast\/podcast-silence-in-sikeston-episode-3-trauma-lives-in-the-body\/\">Episode 3<\/a> \u2014 Trauma Lives in the Body<\/strong><br><em>Oct. 1, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police body-cam video from the 2020 shooting death of Denzel Taylor launches a conversation about the loss experienced by his three daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block--iframe\">\n\t<iframe\n\t\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\t\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\t\theight=\"200\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?ge=prx_7980_f8cfa979-8ace-4a08-8ce8-237dca205c45&#038;uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wgbh.org%2F7980%2Ffeed-rss.xml\"\n\t\twidth=\"100%\"\n\t><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">\u2022   \u2022   \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/podcast\/is-there-a-cure-for-racism\/\">Episode 4<\/a> \u2014 Is There a Cure for Racism<\/strong>?<br><em>Oct. 8, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A debate between a confident teenager and a candid police chief leads to a discussion about what it will take to stop racism from making Black people sick.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block--iframe\">\n\t<iframe\n\t\tallow=\"fullscreen\"\n\t\tframeborder=\"0\"\n\t\theight=\"200\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?ge=prx_7980_97100528-50c1-4c9d-8b69-11e521b181eb&#038;uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wgbh.org%2F7980%2Ffeed-rss.xml\"\n\t\twidth=\"100%\"\n\t><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"film\" style=\"font-size:52px\">The Film<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>&#8220;Silence in Sikeston&#8221; premiered Sept. 16 on WORLD&#8217;s &#8220;Local, USA.\u201d Find it online at <a href=\"https:\/\/worldchannel.org\/episode\/local-usa-silence-in-sikeston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">worldchannel.org<\/a>, on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@worldchannel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>,&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/show\/local-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PBS app<\/a>,&nbsp;or below. Visit YouTube to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pmSmtIHwq4E\">watch a preview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fsSuD8kQS0E?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/racism-silence-in-sikeston-meet-the-makers-behind-scenes-podcast-documentary-film\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Meet the Makers<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony sat down with WORLD executive producer Chris Hastings to discuss the origins of the \u201cSilence in Sikeston\u201d project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ac1Mu-PrX10?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Beyond the Lens<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony discusses her reporting for the \u201cSilence in Sikeston\u201d multimedia project, which explores the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing on a rural Missouri community \u2014 and what it led her to learn about her own family\u2019s past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j55-gkDgNhE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"writing\">The Writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kaiser-health-news-common-single-post-selector is-style-overlay\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/silence-in-sikeston-racial-trauma-black-families\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"h2 post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNo One Wants To Talk About Racial Trauma. 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