Racism
Nick’s Picks: J.C. Nichols Naming Debate Tops News for the Week Ahead
The debate over renaming the J.C. Nichols Fountain and a nearby parkway following protests over racial injustice continues this week in Kansas City.
A Statue of a Slave Owning President Stands in the Heart of Kansas City
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas called out former President Andrew Jackson during comments made on the steps of City Hall last week. In doing so, he focused attention on Jackson County’s namesake, a slave owner who also was responsible for pushing Native Americans down a “Trail of Tears.”
curiousKC: A Visual History on Racial Distribution in the Metro
Is KC divided into different racial groups? curiousKC investigates. And the short answer: yes. See why.
If Your Teacher Looks Likes You, You May Do Better In School
Think back to grade school for a moment and envision that one teacher who could captivate you more than any other. Did that teacher look a bit like you? One recent study says: probably. There’s mounting evidence that when black students have black teachers, those students are more likely to graduate high school. That new…
The Fatigue of Discomfort
Unless you often enter a space where you need to do an instinctive assessment of your environment based on race, you may not get why I’m so tired. This past weekend, between errands in another part of town, I spent a couple of hours knitting in a coffee shop. It was a hopping place. But…