Posts Tagged ‘Black History’
Historic Attucks School to Become Major Art Center for 18th & Vine
The historic Attucks School at 1815 Woodland Ave. is being renovated as a major art center. It opened in 1905 to serve Black public school students.
Read MoreHonoring Minority Veterans, A Century Later
A task force at Park University is conducting a systematic review of World War I to find minority soldiers who might have been denied a Medal of Honor due to discrimination against their race or religion.
Read MorecuriousKC | Kicking Off Black History Month With Stories You Helped Us Find
curiousKC kicks off Black History Month with the local stories you helped us find.
Read MoreNick’s Picks | Super Bowl Countdown, Vaccine Chase and Black History Month
Top headlines in Kansas City this week include the Chiefs Super Bowl countdown, the pursuit of COVID-19 vaccine and the beginning of Black History Month.
Read MorecuriousKC | Parkville Reckons With Its Storied Past
In 1956, Pearl Spencer was one of the first Black students to enroll in Parkville’s newly integrated high school. Spencer and her siblings still vividly remember their experiences growing up Black in Parkville – the good, the bad and the ugly. A reader asked curiousKC to look into who lives in what was once the…
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