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Posts Tagged ‘History’

KC Remembers Pearl Harbor, Even Now

By | December 6, 2022 | 1
In this Dec. 7, 1941, file photo, smoke rises from the battleship USS Arizona as it sinks during a Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Local remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor continue even after the last Kansas City area military survivors have died.

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The (R)evolution of the ‘Soft Black Girl’

By | November 25, 2022 | 0
Woman Looking Up

Many Black women are ditching the expectations of the “strong Black woman” stereotype and tapping into the “soft Black girl” lifestyle focusing on luxury.

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Ken Burns on ‘Our America: A Photographic History’

By | November 24, 2022 | 0
Ken Burns and his father in 1958.

Documentarian Ken Burns’ new book of photography, 15 years in the making, tells the story of the U.S. and us.

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Veterans Who Write: Sharing Their Stories, Seeking Peace

By | November 11, 2022 | 0
Louise Graul, a recent nursing school graduate, arrived in South Vietnam in 1969. In 2015 this photo appeared on the cover of her book -- writing as Lou Eisenbrandt -- “Vietnam Nurse: Mending & Remembering.”

Many Kansas City area veterans have chosen to write – often several decades after the fact – stories about their military experiences. Here are their stories.

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Art House | KC Filmmaker Vies to Share Black Perspective

By | October 7, 2022 | 0
A boy in a laundromat stares at the camera in a scene for the movie "Vie."

More diverse representation in local cinema comes through strongly in two compelling short films by DeVonte Brown, “Vie” and “Now What?”

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