Carla Eckels

Soulsations | July 14, 2024

On this month’s In The Mix, Carla Eckels talks with Carolyn Williams, who teaches a popular class at Wichita State University that explores the impact of alcohol and addiction.

Soulsations | July 21, 2024

Soulsations | July 29, 2024

Alexis Smith was crowned Miss Kansas this summer and she's getting a lot of attention from in and out of the state, particularly for speaking out against domestic violence. For Smith, it's a community service initiative that's all too personal.

The Tallgrass Film Festival will celebrate Hattie McDaniel's legacy later this month and her great-grandnephew, Kevin Goff, will be there to take part — as well as to visit the late actress' hometown.

"I Needed Paris" follows nine middle school photography students from the Gordon Parks Academy in Wichita. The students reimagine how Gordon Parks photographed fashions, portraits, and street photography during his 1950-1952 tenure in Paris as a photographer in the LIFE magazine bureau.

Foster care advocate Alexandria Ware grew up in many different homes from the age of 3 to 18. Now she reflects on all the tables she sat around, as well as the work she is doing to make the lives of foster kids better.

A new Wichita Art Museum exhibit by painter Robert Peterson showcases daily African-American life. The exhibition will run through January 5, 2025.

Soulsations | January 12, 2024