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Posts Tagged ‘Racism’

Reckoning With Racism in Our Own Congregations

By | August 30, 2020 | 0
Second Presbyterian Church

People of faith in congregations around the country are grappling with how to lend support to anti-racism efforts following protests about law enforcement violence against people of color.

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curiousKC | A (Mis)perception of Crime

By | August 3, 2020 | 0
Security is heightened in minority neighborhoods. But why?

Why are security measures heightened in some KC neighborhoods and not others? curiousKC looked into how public and private buildings are secured to find out why.

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The Filter Ep. 6 | ‘Melanin’

By | July 29, 2020 | 0
This episode talks about skin tone and feature discrminiation

Have you ever heard of colorism or featurism? This episode tackles what these forms of discrimination look like. (Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Flatland)

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Faith Community Gathers on Juneteenth to Pray on Troost

By | June 19, 2020 | 0
A mural on Troost Avenue.

Churches from various denominations will come together on Juneteenth to “Pray on Troost,” forming a human prayer chain stretching the length of Kansas City’s racial dividing line.

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Kansas City’s Surprising Connection to the Tulsa Race Massacre

By | June 19, 2020 | 0
The ruins of "Black Wall Street" after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.

Harold “Hal” Singer, the last survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, has a surprising Kansas City connection.

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