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Posts Tagged ‘Black History’

Preserving Our Past: Kansas City Stories of Black History

By | February 17, 2022 | 0
Thomas Jones, bottom right.

In “Preserving Our Past: Kansas City Stories of Black History,” a new Kansas City PBS documentary compiled in honor of Black History Month, Flatland reporter Catherine Hoffman shares untold or unexamined stories of local Black history.

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Q&A: KU Professor Randal Jelks on the New Book, ‘Letters to Martin’

By | January 17, 2022 | 0
Martin Luther Jr. stands at a pulpit, with a light shining behind him. Jr. was a speaker at the Mammoth Rally on May 3 in the late 1950s.

In the form of letters to Martin Luther King Jr., author Randal Jelks said he wants to give readers hope.

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curiousKC | A Guide to Learn (and Demystify) Critical Race Theory

By | November 15, 2021 | 0
An illustration of a group of people against a brown paper backdrop. This accompanies a story on understanding and demystifying critical race theory and how learning is a unifier for the community.

The legal theory “Critical Race Theory” has dominated headlines. What is it and who’s responsible? Here’s your guide.

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KC Performs | Deploying Poetry to Say Their Names

By | October 30, 2021 | 0
Glenn North recites "I Sing Their Names" as part of KC Performs.

Glenn North’s new poem, “I Sing Their Names,” celebrates Kansas City Black history.

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For Latinos in the Midwest, Playing Ball was More than Just a Game

By | September 3, 2021 | 0
“¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues / En los barrios y las grandes ligas” will be on display at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum from Aug. 21 through Nov. 14. (Collage by Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Images from Kansas Historical Society, Gene Chavez and Vicky Diaz-Camacho)

A Smithsonian traveling exhibit now at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City showcases the contribution of Hispanic leagues.

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