Racial Justice
‘Defund the Police’ was Designed to Provoke a Response. In Missouri, it Worked
Republican lawmakers have responded with outrage to moves in Kansas City and St. Louis to reshuffle police funding.
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.
Tracing Kansas City’s Ties to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre sent ripples that could be felt in Kansas City. Flatland explores the sometimes surprising local links to arguably the most serious, yet little known, race crime in U.S. history.
Kansas City’s Surprising Connection to Japanese Internment Camps
College-aged Japanese American students were allowed to leave World War II internment camps to be enrolled at Park College in 1942.
Kansas City Public Schools Secures Grant for 1619 Education Program
Out of over 200 applicants, one Kansas City school was selected for the 1619 Education Program.
Kansas City’s Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Makes Itself Heard
Kansas City’s vigil at Cafe Cà Phê to grieve the victims of the Atlanta shooting sought to create the intimacy and the reverence of an at-home vigil in a space large enough to fit the whole Asian American-Pacific Islander community.
‘We Are Significant’: Resources in Response to Violence Against Asian Americans
A PBS employee reflects on the response to recent attacks on Asian Americans in Atlanta, Georgia.
A Record of Kansas City Black History: ‘Chant Their Names, Almost As If Holy’
The Local Investment Commission, the Black Archives of Mid-America and the Kansas City Public Library have collaborated on “Kansas City Black History,” a book documenting the stories of notable local Black people.
Surging Interest in African American Genealogy
Interest in African American genealogy is growing, and the Kansas City area is fortunate to have numerous organizations dedicated to preserving, sharing and celebrating those family histories.
Honoring Minority Veterans, A Century Later
A task force at Park University is conducting a systematic review of World War I to find minority soldiers who might have been denied a Medal of Honor due to discrimination against their race or religion.