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Gender Equality

Students Want to Learn ‘History As It Is, As it Was’

By | November 23, 2021 | 0
From left to right: Sanaa Best, senior at Lincoln College Preparatory Academy; Tymia Morgan, teacher at Center High School; and Jude Anderson, senior at Lincoln College Preparatory Academy.

Increasingly, K-12 classrooms have become hotbeds for debate about what should or should not be taught, especially when it centers around race and history. Students and educators share their thoughts.

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KC’s Grandfather of Ballroom Works for Greater Acceptance of the Culture

By | June 30, 2021 | 0
In 2019, Kansas City hosted a ballroom event where performers were able to walk, vogue and pose in front of "Pose" star, Dominique Jackson. (Sandy Woodsen | Flatland)

Ballroom culture has been around for longer than many realize, but it’s only recently arrived in Kansas City.

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Tap List | A Very Brief History of Women in Brewing

By | March 9, 2021 | 0
Servaes Brewing Co.

Tap List honors the contributions of women in brewing.

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Local Group Using Billboards to Reach Survivors of Domestic Violence

By | February 19, 2021 | 0
Safe in Harm’s Way partnered with the Out of Home Advertising Association of America to create billboards to reach survivors of domestic abuse.

Safe in Harm’s Way partnered with the Out of Home Advertising Association of America to create billboards to reach survivors of domestic abuse.

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

By | December 9, 2020 | 0
A non-binary femme using their phone

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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