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Social Justice

Special Reports

Young Adults with Disabilities Want Independence. Guardianship Is a Hurdle.

In the Kansas City area, self-advocates and public guardians see a need for a more tailored approach to support adults with disabilities

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

Education

KU Disabilities Center Awarded $2.9M to Address Community Needs

Center director calls existing programs a ‘very fragmented system’

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

News & Issues

Lights Out: Puerto Ricans in KC Are ‘Tired,’ ‘Enraged’

Absorbing Another Hurricane

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

News & Issues

Luces apagadas: puertorriqueños en KC están ‘cansados’, ‘agotados’

Las secuelas del huracán Fiona han expuesto problemas arraigados en la historia de la isla con Estados Unidos y la corrupción del gobierno

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

News & Issues

Tracing Kansas City’s Ties to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Centennial Next Week

by Brian Burnes

News & Issues

Most Wanted In Kansas City: More Police Recruits

KCPD Struggles to Fill Open Positions

by Mary Sanchez

News & Issues

Kansas City’s Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Makes Itself Heard

Vigil Strives for Intimacy and Reverence on a Grand Scale

by Multiple Reporters

News & Issues

Stories of Pandemic Unemployment: ‘It … Eats Away at You’

Low wages, risky jobs put LGBTQ+ People, BIPOC and Women in the Line of Fire

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

News & Issues

Meet Two Kansas Women Who Helped Integrate South Park Elementary School

Johnson County Case Came Before Brown v. Board of Education

by Catherine Hoffman

News & Issues

Unhoused and Unheard: Temporary Fixes Fall Short of Demands for Unhoused Community

Pandemic Highlights Barriers to Shelters and Programs

by Multiple Reporters

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