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Posts Tagged ‘Black Lives Matter’

Supporters of Reparations Effort in Kansas City Seek Funds

By | September 5, 2023 | 0
Man in hat and mask squats working on Black Lives Matter street in Kansas City.

A commission established by Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas to study Black reparations is seeking funding to support its work.

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Remembering Quindaro: ACLU of Kansas Shines New Light

By | August 10, 2023 | 0
Preservation workers at the Quindaro site.

The ACLU of Kansas has released a report urging people to study the history of the thriving, multiracial Quindaro township in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Past and Present Meet for KC Scholars Through ‘Till’ Movie

By | August 2, 2023 | 0
The t-shirt that the Liberian bi-state organization is producing for the Ralph Yarl family.

KC Scholars has announced a $50,000 scholarship in the name of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who was shot when he approached a house in Kansas City.

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KC Artist Marks Civil Rights Victory with Brown v. Board of Education Mural

By | July 21, 2023 | 0
Artist Michael Toombs in front of a mural commemorating the Brown v. Board of Education ruling.

Michael Toombs’ mural marking the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling greets visitors at the Washburn University School of Law Building.

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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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