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John Cleary playing piano

Black Music Matters to Village Presbyterian Church

Village Presbyterian Church has launched a new music program in response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Absentee Voting Begins Tuesday in Missouri

The week ahead in Kansas City includes the beginning of voting in the upcoming election, the search for a city manager in Kansas City and a review of local streets and monuments with racists ties.

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Derrick Barnes, Kansas City author

KC Author’s ‘I Am Every Good Thing’ Highlights the Beauty of Black Boyhood

Derrick Barnes, the author of “I Am Every Good Thing,” spoke with Flatland about his latest work and to share a message to his hometown.

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Black Lives Matter painted on the street in Washington

Word on the Street: Artists, Residents and a Curator React to KC’s BLM Murals

Kansas City’s Black Lives Matter street mural project has garnered some strong reactions. Here’s what folks had to say.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Watching College Campus COVID Closures, Marking Labor Day

Surging COVID-19 outbreaks are raising questions about whether college campuses in the area can remain open for in-person classes.

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