Interview with Missouri state representative candidate Mickle D. Hughes. Hughes discusses his early life and family background, violence faced by Black people moving into areas north of 27th Street, attending the integrated De La Salle High School, then attending Central Missouri State and Lincoln University before enlisting in the air force to avoid the Vietnam draft. He also discusses racism in higher education, being stationed in Mississippi and Thailand and encountering racism in each, developing an interest in leadership and community service while in Thailand and after his return to the United States, and working as an aide to Missouri State Representative Phillip Curls. He also shares his thoughts about voter cynicism, his hopes for the community engagement and education, housing policy, crime, employment, and other issues.