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Posts Tagged ‘Activism’

Nick’s Picks: J.C. Nichols Naming Debate Tops News for the Week Ahead

By | June 15, 2020 | 0
Nick Haines

The debate over renaming the J.C. Nichols Fountain and a nearby parkway following protests over racial injustice continues this week in Kansas City.

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Rural Missouri Joins ‘Black Lives Matter’ Movement

By | June 9, 2020 | 0
Protesters stand on the north lawn of the Saline County Courthouse in Marshall, Missouri on Sunday, June 7, 2020.

Rural communities are joining “Black Lives Matter” protests following the death of George Floyd.

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Broken Hearts and Broken Glass: Kansas City Voices Its Pain

By | June 3, 2020 | 0
Protests on the Country Club Plaza

Kansas City’s protests are about more than just the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.

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KC Protesters Ask Police: ‘Who do you protect? Who do you serve?’

By | June 1, 2020 | 0
Demonstrations near the Country Club Plaza.

Scenes from inside Kansas City’s George Floyd demonstrations this weekend.

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A Pothole Revolt Stirs in Kansas City

By | January 29, 2020 | 0
Potholes on 75th Street

Kansas Citians in the Waldo neighborhood have taken to social media to protest a plague of potholes on city streets.

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