Diversity

Liliane Lemani at work at her award-winning small sewing business.

Kansas City Celebrates World Refugee Day

By Teagan King | June 16, 2023

Kansas City’s third annual World Refugee Day celebration will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kansas City Public Library’s Northeast branch.

A collage of six photos of children in Harmony Project KC playing instruments.

Harmony Project Helps Young Northeast KC Musicians to Thrive

By Martin Rosenberg | May 19, 2023

Harmony Project is making a difference in the lives of young musicians in the Historic Northeast area of Kansas City, offering a path to higher education.

The t-shirt that the Liberian bi-state organization is producing for the Ralph Yarl family.

Ralph Yarl Shooting Reverberates in KC’s Liberian Community

By Mary Sanchez | May 3, 2023

The shooting of Ralph Yarl has reverberated through Kansas City’s close-knit Liberian community, which has rallied around one of their own.

A Crispin Rea campaign sign in Kansas City.

Latino Community Rallies for Representation at City Hall

By Mary Sanchez | March 22, 2023

Kansas City’s Latino community hasn’t been represented on the City Council since the 1990s. That could change this year.

A group of people stand outside. Several people belong to an encampment where people experiencing homelessness live. One woman Alice Delbosque has her back to the camera. She is wearing a sweatshirt of her organization called Angel Hearts Rescue, which provides aid to pets belonging to those experiencing homelessness.

KC Journalists Discuss How to Tell More Inclusive Stories

By Vicky Diaz-Camacho | January 18, 2023

On the National Day of Racial Healing, the Health forward Foundation invited Kansas City journalists to speak on how they can do more inclusive, healing work in their communities.