The year 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA). This piece of civil rights legislation declared it illegal to discriminate based on certain protected characteristics illegal in the rental, sale, insuring and financing of housing. But the road to fair housing was not easy, nor is the journey over. Watch this short documentary to see how housing discrimination drastically changed Columbia, Missouri and hear first-hand stories from the people who had to endure it all.
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A group of local artists surprised residents at Oak Towers with a new art mural. The City of Columbia Career Awareness Related Experience (CARE) interns trained with local nonprofit Jabberwocky Studios to learn about ...
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Tough Jobs: Wastewater Treatment
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Episode 2 of Tough Jobs, originally published July 7, 2009. Host Sean Brown explores the work of treating Columbia's wastewater when he visits Columbia's Wastewater Treatment Facility and the constructed wetlands that...
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2018 Heritage Festival and Craft Show
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A look back at this year's Heritage Festival and Craft Show, where visitors were "taken back to the traditions of the past." The Heritage Festival featured tons of fun and informative activities for all ages: Traditio...
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Taste: Beer
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When people think about beer in Missouri they might usually think of cities like St. Louis or Kansas City, but Columbia has four microbreweries, each with its own unique style. Meet the owners and brewers who are crea...