“Black History: The Great Cost & Hidden Expense of Keeping America Great” 

The class will share rarely  discussed aspects about being Black in the Americas going back to slavery that are almost forbidden now in this Trump-fed anti-diversity, equity and inclusion period of American history. 

Lewis W. Diuguid worked as a journalist for more than 39 years for The Kansas City Star and is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism. He is the author of A Teacher’s Cry: Expose the Truth About Education Today (2004) and Discovering the Real America: Toward a More Perfect Union (2007), Our Fathers: Making Black Men (2017), and Exploring Cuba: Erasing Fears Through Multicultural Education (2024). He is the winner of many awards, including the 2000 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism.