Free hugs at Juneteenth
Kansas City musician and graphic designer Clark Rooseveltte gave Juneteenth attendees free hugs in 2019. (Catherine Hoffman | Flatland)

Vote curiousKC | What Questions About KC’s Black Community Should We Report on Next?

October 12, 2020  |  Vicky Diaz-Camacho  |  1 min read

For the past several months, calls for social justice and equality have reverberated throughout the United States and in Kansas City. As it turns out, some of you had questions about historically Black neighborhoods, the history of local police and Black businesses. So we’re putting four questions to a vote.

Tell us. Which question should we report on next? Click on your choice and look for an announcement Nov. 9. And don’t forget, you can send us questions about anything — education, the arts, the pandemic, community, history or faith. Send a general message to us at the bottom of this page. 

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