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Posts Tagged ‘Diversity’

Kansas City Ballroom Performer Takes the Stage in This Season of ‘Legendary’

By | May 20, 2022 | 0
Ballroom performer Father Papi Alain Mikli.

Kansas City ballroom performer Father Papi Alain Mikli describes his experience as a participant in this season of the HBO Max competition series “Legendary.”

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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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‘Womyn’s Land’: A Rural Version of ‘Womontown’

By | March 16, 2022 | 0
Denslow Brown working on Womyn's Land.

Like Womontown, Womyn’s Land was created as a place for lesbians who wanted to withdraw from an oppressive “mainstream world” to feel safe and empowered.

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Students Want to Learn ‘History As It Is, As it Was’

By | November 23, 2021 | 0
From left to right: Sanaa Best, senior at Lincoln College Preparatory Academy; Tymia Morgan, teacher at Center High School; and Jude Anderson, senior at Lincoln College Preparatory Academy.

Increasingly, K-12 classrooms have become hotbeds for debate about what should or should not be taught, especially when it centers around race and history. Students and educators share their thoughts.

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Critical Race Theory: War of Words, and Curriculums

By | November 18, 2021 | 0
School books

Suburban school districts are grappling with how to teach race in education, becoming ground zero in an increasingly politicized fight over critical race theory and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

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