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A row of police line up in the middle of the street on the Country Club Plaza, flanked by demonstrators on the left and right.

curiousKC | Inform Our Next Episode on Police in KC

curiousKC invites you to weigh in. Submit your questions about the police’s role in our community here.

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A view of power lines against a pink sunset illustrates a story about how the climate changes affect utility costs and burdens. Flatland reporters Vicky Diaz-Camacho and Catherine Hoffman will report on this issue for the next Flatland Show episode, entitled "The Cost of Utilities in Kansas City."

curiousKC | Help Inform Our Coverage of the Climate and Utility Bill Crisis

Flatland will report on the climate and utility cost issue for the next Flatland Show episode. What questions do you want our team to investigate?

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Hear from 9 Kansas City residents on what their identity means to them and their work

9 Kansas City Residents Share What Being Asian Means to Them

This is a snapshot of the many people in the community who shape and move the city as we know it.

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In March, the Northeast News delivered a newspaper with a blank front page to highlight its financial plight.

Blank Page Gambit Pays Off for Northeast News

The community rallied around the Northeast News when the struggling neighborhood newspaper published an edition with a blank front page.

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The Black family's satellite outside of their home. When it snows, they have to knock packed snow off of the dish to get a connection.

curiousKC | Addressing the Homework Gap

Remote schooling shows digital divide in Kansas and Missouri schools.

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Henry Louis Gates Jr., admires the mural at Church of God In Christ West Angeles.

Behind the Scenes of ‘The Black Church,’ Coming Next Week to Kansas City PBS

Rewire spoke with Stacey L. Holman about her role as series producer on “The Black Church,” which premieres Feb. 16, 2021 on PBS.

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Yosmel Serrano stands in the entryway of his theater. (Contributed)

The Story of a Latino Theater Owner, from Cuba to Kansas City

Yosmel Serrano sees his small Latino theater in Northeast Kansas City as a way to educate the community through Spanish-language films.

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To curb fear in the unknown, Enam Haddad tells her children that the virus is like little red dots that need to be avoided. (Collage by Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Image: Library of Congress)

curiousKC | How Do You Discuss the Scary Virus With Children?

The curiousKC team talks to parents and experts about how to discuss COVID-19 with children.

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A non-binary femme using their phone

Kansas City Area Has All-Stars and Also-Rans in Terms of LGBTQ Support

Several Kansas City area communities scored highly for local LGBTQ equity and inclusion efforts in the latest Municipal Equality Index report published by the Human Rights Campaign.

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Despite the headquarter's push, this year's decennial Census count faced hurdles

Census 2020: Why Some Parts of the KC Area Were So Hard to Count

Why was it so hard to count the hard-to-count areas in KC? An enumerator explains.

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