KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony appeared in a two-part special of Nine PBS\u2019 \u201cListen, St. Louis with Carol Daniel\u201d to discuss her reporting for the \u201cSilence in Sikeston\u201d project.<\/p>\n
The first conversation, which aired Oct. 9, explores the connections between a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police shooting in a rural Missouri community \u2014 and what those killings say about the nation\u2019s silencing of racial trauma. The second episode, which premiered Oct. 16, explores the health effects of such trauma with mental health counselor Lekesha Davis.<\/p>\n
These conversations stem from the \u201cSilence in Sikeston<\/a>\u201d multimedia project by KFF Health News, Retro Report, and WORLD, which includes a documentary film, educational videos, digital articles, and a limited-series podcast.<\/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 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