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Posts Tagged ‘Black History’

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. With Black Wealth Creation

By | January 12, 2024 | 0
The civil rights leader Martin Luther King waving to supporters

Stark realities about racial wealth gaps in America will shape local discussions this year to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

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Kansas City Starts Down a Long Road to Black Reparations

By | June 15, 2023 | 0
Hundreds of Kansas Citians gather at University Academy for a town hall discussion on reparations in Kansas City.

Kansas City is embarking on a difficult quest to consider and create reparations to address harm the city has caused and perpetuated for its Black residents.

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Black Appalachian Artists Showcased in Kansas City

By | March 10, 2023 | 0
A woman wearing a striped shirt over an orange long sleeve shirt poses in an art gallery setting. Shai Perry is gallery coordinator at the Kansas City Kansas Community College. She is also an artist and is from Tennessee. Photo by Vicky Diaz-Camacho for Flatland.

“Holler If You See Me: Black Appalachia” is on display at Kansas City Kansas Community College until March 31. Artists explored motifs such as identity, displacement, loss and empowerment.

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Passing the Baton | Sonny Gibson’s Pursuit of Local Black History

By | March 6, 2023 | 1
Photo of John Lange, the namesake of Kansas City, Missouri's first hospital for African Americans.

Sonny Gibson, a historian and author, has been doggedly documenting the forgotten history of Black Kansas City for decades.

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Q&A with ‘Preserving Our Past’ Producer Catherine Hoffman 

By | February 28, 2023 | 0
woman sits in front of a blue background. She has a coffee cup that reads "Kansas City PBS" and a stack of books with a plant next to here.

Kansas City PBS producer Catherine Hoffman discusses the process behind the new film, “Preserving Our Past: The Story Continues.”

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