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Posts Tagged ‘Black History’

Here’s How and Where to Honor Juneteenth in 2021

By | June 18, 2021 | 0
Looking for ways to observe Juneteenth? Here's the Flatland rundown.

Looking for ways to observe Juneteenth? Here’s the Flatland rundown.

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Tracing Kansas City’s Ties to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

By | May 27, 2021 | 0
The ruins of "Black Wall Street" after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.

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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Kansas City Public Schools Secures Grant for 1619 Education Program

By | April 15, 2021 | 0
Tymia Morgan is a teacher at Central High School. She is one of two educators in Kansas City who will implement the 1619 curriculum in classrooms.

Out of over 200 applicants, one Kansas City school was selected for the 1619 Education Program.

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Meet Two Kansas Women Who Helped Integrate South Park Elementary School

By | March 11, 2021 | 0
South Park Elementary School in Merriam, Kansas.

Recalling a landmark Johnson County school integration case that came before Brown v. Board of Education.

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Kansas City Monarchs Making History … Again

By | February 9, 2021 | 0
Kansas City Monarchs team photo from 1934

The Kansas City Monarchs have been at the crossroads of social change for a century.

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