Race
Racism at the Root of Kansas City Health Disparities, New Plan Concludes
Kansas City’s new Community Health Improvement Plan is focusing more attention on the connection between racism and life expectancy disparities.
9 Kansas City Residents Share What Being Asian Means to Them
This is a snapshot of the many people in the community who shape and move the city as we know it.
Kansas City’s Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Makes Itself Heard
Kansas City’s vigil at Cafe Cà Phê to grieve the victims of the Atlanta shooting sought to create the intimacy and the reverence of an at-home vigil in a space large enough to fit the whole Asian American-Pacific Islander community.
This St. Louis Artist Found Connection in a Time of Disconnection
Câmi Thomas didn’t expect to find connection or inspiration during a pandemic, but her latest work is a result of community support and honest conversations.
Rosemary Lowe Remembered as the ‘Strong, Proud Voice of a Movement’
Rosemary Smith Lowe broke color barriers in a segregated city, forged Black political power, raised up neighborhoods and, even in her 70s, could stand as a fulcrum of peace between police and angry youths.