KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony took a reporting trip to the small southeastern Missouri city of Sikeston and heard a mention of its hidden past. That led her on a multiyear reporting journey to explore the connections between a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing there \u2014 and what they say about the nation\u2019s silencing of racial trauma. Along the way, she learned about her own family\u2019s history with such trauma.<\/p>\n
This formed the multimedia \u201cSilence in Sikeston\u201d project from KFF Health News, Retro Report, and WORLD as told through a documentary film, educational videos, digital articles, and a limited-series podcast. Hear about Anthony\u2019s journey and join this conversation about the toll of racialized violence on our health and our communities.<\/p>\n
Explore more of the \u201cSilence in Sikeston<\/a>\u201dproject:<\/p>\n LISTEN:<\/strong> The limited-series podcast is available on PRX<\/a>, Apple Podcasts<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, iHeart<\/a>, or wherever you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n Episode 1: \u201cRacism Can Make You Sick\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Episode 2: \u201cHush, Fix Your Face\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Episode 3: \u201cTrauma Lives in the Body\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Episode 4: \u201cIs There a Cure for Racism\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n WATCH: <\/strong>The documentary film \u201cSilence in Sikeston,\u201d a co-production of KFF Health News and Retro Report<\/a>, is now available to stream on WORLD\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>, WORLDchannel.org<\/a>, and the PBS app<\/a>.<\/p>\n READ:<\/strong> KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony wrote an essay about what her reporting for this project helped her learn about her own family\u2019s hidden past.<\/p>\n KFF Health News<\/a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF\u2014an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF<\/a>.<\/p>\nUSE OUR CONTENT<\/h3>\n