Under Senate Bill 244, Kansas requires driver’s licenses to reflect sex assigned at birth and invalidates about 1,700 licenses previously updated to match gender identity. Advocates say the law directly targets transgender residents, forcing them to carry identification that contradicts who they are and raising concerns about discrimination, safety, and barriers to voting.
A new Westport social hub blends coffee, collaboration, and community for Kansas City creatives.
As winter settles in, hundreds of Kansas Citians are facing the cold without shelter. This guide pulls together shelter, food, medical, and warming resources so people living outside, families navigating homelessness, and those looking to help know where to turn.
This 7,000-square-foot space on Agnes Ave. offers artists, podcasters, and entrepreneurs the access, equipment, and support they’ve long been missing.
Protecting Mental Wellness Through Action.
Toxic creek, crumbling sidewalks, and decades of neglect spark renewed demands for action.
A queer Black woman’s journey from backyard pop-up to Orange by Devoured: a pizzeria that claims space, sparks joy, and leads without apology.
In a neighborhood built to keep them out, three sober visionaries create space for healing, joy, and radical inclusion.
In a system built on our exploitation, profit will never equal liberation.
We’re thrilled to welcome Tiffany Watts as our first-ever full-time reporter. In her inaugural piece as Lead Reporter for Black Economic Justice, Food & Culture, Tiffany investigates the forces threatening Black economic survival—and just as powerfully, celebrates the brilliance of Black chefs, salon owners, growers, and organizers reimagining what a liberated economy looks like in our city.
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