People & Places
8 Kansas City Chefs Share What Latinidad Means to Them
Kansas City’s world of food is vast. We dive into the world of Hispanic and Latinx food makers in the metro, highlighting a few of the city’s restaurants, food trucks and specialty food vendors as we wrap Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month.
Kansas City’s Place in Chicano History
On Sept. 16, 1969, students mobilized a Chicano walkout at Kansas City’s West High School. Self-made periodicals, newsletters and newspapers were integral to getting the movement going.
KC Author’s ‘I Am Every Good Thing’ Highlights the Beauty of Black Boyhood
Derrick Barnes, the author of “I Am Every Good Thing,” spoke with Flatland about his latest work and to share a message to his hometown.
‘That’s Synchronicity!’
A 69-year-old Overland Park resident celebrated his birthday by biking 69 miles to his alma mater, Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.
KC Families Share How Ramadan Changed This Year
This year, like almost everything, Ramadan looks and feels different than in years past. At dusk on April 23, Muslims around the world and in Kansas City began the month-long spiritual practice of fasting. Every day, they refrain from eating, drinking and other activities from dawn to dusk. And once the sun sets, it’s time…