Racial Justice
In Kansas City, Restaurant Revitalization Funds Flowed to Whiter, More Affluent Areas
Local businesses received a total of $53 million from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. But few of those dollars flowed east of Troost.
Read MoreRacism at the Root of Kansas City Health Disparities, New Plan Concludes
Kansas City’s new Community Health Improvement Plan is focusing more attention on the connection between racism and life expectancy disparities.
Read More‘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.
Read More9 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.
Read MoreTracing 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.
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