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Special guests and studio audience members for special radio show “Civil Rights and the Story of the 1923 Catcher, Arkansas Race Incident”: (Back Row from left: Terri Peevy, Ft. Smith, Ark.; Jeff Humfeld, producer of KKFI program "Jaws of Justice"; Suzanne Mwirigi; Desmond Ables with ACT-SO and NAACP, Atlanta, Georgia; Anthony White; studio guest; program staff; Trisha Taylor, Ft. Smith, Ark.; Lynn Bryant, Ft. Smith, Ark. Front row from left: Larry Coleman; Calvin Richardson; M.C. Richardson; Moira Bryant. Several KKFI-FM 90.1 studio guests spoke about the history of a little-reported-on 1923 race incident in Catcher, Arkansas. Mr. Alvin Skyes, president of the Emmett Till Justice Campaign, underlined the importance of bringing justice to victims of racial violence despite decades of legal neglect. His organization was successful in bringing a cold case to trial for the racially-motivated killing of 14-year old Emmett Till in 1955. Other guests on the KKFI radio pro

 “Guess Who’s Coming to Kansas City” program focuses on the struggles of Blacks of African Descent In honor of the NAACP convention taking place in Kansas City from July 10-15, KKFI-FM 90.1 radio program "Guess Who's Coming to Kansas City" will air a special show on Saturday, July 10, from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. The program features a discussion of civil rights and the 1923 Catcher, Arkansas race incident with guests Moira Bryant from Ft. Smith, Arkansas, author of "Healing Catcher — An Oral History of Murder and Racism"; Calvin L. Richardson, former president of the Ft. Smith, Ark. NAACP chapter; Larry Delano Coleman, civil rights attorney; Alvin Sykes, president of the Emmitt Till Justice Campaign; and Jeff Humfeld, producer of KKFI radio program “Jaws of Justice”.  “What Happened in Catcher? On December 28, 1923, Effie Latimer, a young white woman, was brutally murdered and allegedly raped. Three black men were accused of the crime. While two were grown men, th