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Posts Tagged ‘Community’

‘Most Fortunate Man’: KC Civic Leader Bert Berkley at 100

By | April 17, 2023 | 0
Civic leader Bert Berkley, founder of LINC.

Kansas City civic leader Bert Berkley, founder of LINC, savors an extraordinary life as he approaches his 100th birthday.

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Lights Out: Puerto Ricans in KC Are ‘Tired,’ ‘Enraged’

By | October 5, 2022 | 0
A photo album held by an eight year old's hands, displaying photos of her grandmother and great-grandmother. At the time, she and her parents were living in Puerto Rico. They moved to Kansas after hurricane Maria. ( Ji Stribling | Flatland)

Puerto Ricans who’ve made Kansas City their home reflect on the hurricane aftermath, and what they want folks to understand.

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Luces apagadas: puertorriqueños en KC están ‘cansados’, ‘agotados’

By | October 5, 2022 | 0
A photo album held by an eight year old's hands, displaying photos of her grandmother and great-grandmother. At the time, she and her parents were living in Puerto Rico. They moved to Kansas after hurricane Maria. ( Ji Stribling | Flatland)

Las secuelas del huracán Fiona han expuesto problemas arraigados en la historia de la isla con Estados Unidos y la corrupción del gobierno.

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Diversity Defines Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council Event

By | September 28, 2022 | 0
A table centerpiece at The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council's largest annual event.

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people of faith flocked to take part in this year’s Table of Faiths event hosted by The Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council.

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curiousKC | Your Questions on KC’s LGBTQ+ Community — Past and Present — Are Welcome

By | May 16, 2022 | 0
Moltyn Decadence, a drag queen in Kansas City, holds a green drink behind the mic while smiling, in her bouffant and sequin gown

The fight for gay, lesbian, trans, non-binary and queer folks’ equity and recognition in the U.S. has been a long one. Still, Pride festivals — largely happening in June — around the nation punctuate a point in time where communities gather to celebrate together. Less than 4% of people in Kansas and Missouri are LGBTQ+,…

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