I spent the past few years reporting on racial violence in Sikeston, Missouri. Interviewing Black families there also helped me process my family’s painful past.
Author Archives: Cara Anthony
Cara Anthony is a KFF Health News Midwest correspondent from East St. Louis, Illinois. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Time magazine, NPR, and other outlets nationwide and has won Edward R. Murrow and National Association of Black Journalists awards. She began the “Silence in Sikeston” project with an August 2020 reporting trip and serves as the podcast’s host and the documentary’s producer.