Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl 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 ā and what they say about the nationās silencing of racial trauma. Along the way, she learned about her own familyās history with such trauma.
This formed the multimedia āSilence in Sikestonā project from Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News, Retro Report, and WORLD as told through a documentary film, educational videos, digital articles, and a limited-series podcast. Hear about Anthonyās journey and join this conversation about the toll of racialized violence on our health and our communities.
Explore more of the āSilence in Sikestonāp°ł“ĒĀį±š³¦³Ł:
LISTEN: The limited-series podcast is available on , , , , or wherever you get your podcasts.
- Episode 1: āRacism Can Make You Sickā
- Episode 2: āHush, Fix Your Faceā
- Episode 3: āTrauma Lives in the Bodyā
- Episode 4: āIs There a Cure for Racismā
WATCH: The documentary film āSilence in Sikeston,ā a co-production of Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News and , is now available to stream on , , and the .
READ: Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony wrote an essay about what her reporting for this project helped her learn about her own familyās hidden past.
No One Wants To Talk About Racial Trauma. Why My Family Broke Our Silence.
Every family has secrets. I spent the past few years reporting about racial violence in Sikeston, Missouri. Interviewing Black families there helped me uncover my familyās traumatic past, too.
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