A Chicana in the Midwest

By | August 13, 2019 |
Deanna Munñoz with the Fab Five of "Queer Eye"

Accessibility to youth arts programs is important to Deanna Muñoz, who considers herself “200% Chicana.” “Queer Eye” helped make her dream come true.

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Kansas Citians Share What Juneteenth Means To Them

By | June 19, 2019 |
Free hugs at Juneteenth

On Saturday, vendors transformed 18th Street in Kansas City, Missouri’s, historic Jazz District into a hub of black-owned businesses, doing business to the booming bass pumped out by a DJ spinning a mix of ‘70s funk and ‘90s R&B. The occasion was the city’s JuneteenthKC Heritage Festival, which commemorated Gen. Gordon Granger’s post-Civil War ride…

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Celebrating Kansas City And All Its Traditions (From Here and Abroad)

By | December 21, 2018 |
collage of the families

For some, it is art. For others, it is food and music. The common thread, however, is that these activities are touchstones for transplants to the Kansas City area — some of whom arrived from halfway around the world as refugees from violent conflict and political turmoil. The holiday season is a time to celebrate…

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