Posts Tagged ‘Black Lives Matter’
Left-Wing Groups Take Up Arms in Name of Abolitionist John Brown
Some left-wing groups in Kansas and Missouri are taking up arms for community protection in the face of systemic social injustice.
Read MoreDefunding the KCPD: A Glimpse of How it Could Look
The Kansas City Police Department is already experimenting with some programs that reflect the goals of the defund the police movement.
Read MoreBomba, the Puerto Rican Genre of Resistance, Stands With Black Lives in Kansas City
“Bomba is a genre of resistance,” says Barbara Liz, a descendant of Rafael Cepeda, an Afro-Puerto Rican musician who’s known as the bomba patriarch.
Read MoreThe Filter Ep. 5 | ‘Be Free’
The Filter podcast talks about the evolution of slavery, starting with Juneteenth and book-ending with the Black Lives Matter movements.
Read MoreFaith Community Gathers on Juneteenth to Pray on Troost
Churches from various denominations will come together on Juneteenth to “Pray on Troost,” forming a human prayer chain stretching the length of Kansas City’s racial dividing line.
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