Race
Marvin Francois: Scenes From a Life Lived For Others
The community remembers Marvin Francois , who was killed during Kansas City’s George Floyd protests.
Former Kansas Citian Helps Bring Nature Lovers Together with Black Birders Week
A former Kansas Citian helped organize Black Birders Week, an effort to further the conversation about racism in America.
KC Protesters Ask Police: ‘Who do you protect? Who do you serve?’
Scenes from inside Kansas City’s George Floyd demonstrations this weekend.
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.
Age of Coronavirus: Quarantine Diary
The COVID-19 outbreak has inspired an uptick in overt xenophobia.
6 Kansas City places with surprising ties to the civil rights movement
Today is a chance to reflect not just on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and the history of civil rights in the United States but also the sometimes-forgotten role played by important places right here in Kansas City. Below are a few places to consider checking out to commemorate how far we’ve come…
Kansas’ Important Place in Black History
Today, Kansas is known as a deeply conservative state, but a historian reminded a Kansas City audience that the state actually has a long history of racial progressivism dating back even before its statehood. “There is no other state beyond Kansas whose history is so intertwined with the idea of African-American freedom, African-American liberation,” said…
A Healthy Bond
Throughout history, marches and protests have allowed women to change the world with their feet. Perhaps no one contributed to that legacy more than Harriet Tubman. She trekked out of Maryland as a fugitive slave in 1849, and then she walked to and from the South 19 times to help hundreds more escapees reach freedom…
KC Pastors Recall Tense Days After MLK Assassination
When Kansas City exploded in fury and literal fire after the April 4, 1968, assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., area clergy worked to restore calm and then insist that the community work to remove the underlying causes of the rage. It was important — at times dangerous — work that helped shape…
Broken Hearts and Broken Glass: Kansas City Voices Its Pain
Kansas City’s protests are about more than just the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.