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KC Tenants organize at eviction court July 30

Tenant Issues Are Also Race Issues, Organizers Say

Local tenants’ rights group KC Tenants say their fight for tenant rights is also a fight for racial equity.

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This episode talks about skin tone and feature discrminiation

The Filter Ep. 6 | ‘Melanin’

Have you ever heard of colorism or featurism? This episode tackles what these forms of discrimination look like. (Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Flatland)

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Cuerpo de Baile Areito Kansas City stands with Black Lives Matter

Bomba, the Puerto Rican Genre of Resistance, Stands With Black Lives in Kansas City

“Bomba is a genre of resistance,” says Barbara Liz, a descendant of Rafael Cepeda, an Afro-Puerto Rican musician who’s known as the bomba patriarch.

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College life as a minority

The Filter Ep. 4: ‘Graduation Day’

College as we know it has been upended. But what are the silent struggles of higher education’s minority population? Three folks take it back to middle school, high school and colleges days to paint the picture of life in school as a minority.

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Eva Longoria

Star-Studded Virtual Cinco De Mayo Concert Aims to Raise Money for Farmworkers

In less than a month, producers from across the U.S. pulled together a virtual festival to help farmworkers.

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Uzi Pecina en Dallas

Por siempre 18: Uzi Pecina aparentaba estar bien, pero no era así

Los expertos recomiendan hablar con niños a temprana edad para frenar el estigma asociado con salud mental

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Latina Veteran Pursues Healing Through Poetry

For Iraq War veteran Lucky Garcia, poetry has become a form of therapy and fuel for her activism in Kansas City.

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Latino Arts Festival Celebrates Vibrant Culture

The Latino Arts Festival in Kansas City, Kansas, last weekend featured a vibrant mix of food, art and music.

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Deanna Munñoz with the Fab Five of "Queer Eye"

A Chicana in the Midwest

Accessibility to youth arts programs is important to Deanna Muñoz, who considers herself “200% Chicana.” “Queer Eye” helped make her dream come true.

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Argentine mural by Jose Faus and Alisha Gambino

What More Latinx Murals in KC Mean For Representation

curiousKC investigates the question: ‘Why aren’t there more Latinx murals in Kansas City?”

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