Mourning & Celebrating Mindfully: Lessons from Juneteenth to Incorporate Into Our Everyday Lives By Simone ● Arts & Culture ● June 20, 2022 October 5, 2022 Using sadness and transforming it into gratitude is essential to not only Juneteenth, but our everyday consciousness as Black people.
(Op-Ed) From Past Erasure to Present Commodification: Reckoning with the Emergence of Juneteenth By Simone ● Arts & Culture ● June 6, 2022 June 13, 2022 Juneteenth has gained considerable prominence in the years following the post-George Floyd “racial reckoning” that swept the United States.
Nelson Atkins Museum Under Fire for Displaying Stolen African Art By Ryan S. ● Kansas City ● April 29, 2022 October 5, 2022 The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art is a central figure in the unraveling global drama of Western institutions displaying stolen Benin Bronzes.
9 Kansas City Artists to Watch in 2022 By KC Defender Staff ● Arts & Culture ● January 14, 2022 June 7, 2022
Introducing the KC Black Arts Project: Discovering Artists in One of the Nation’s Most Thriving Arts Scenes By Phoenix Smith ● Kansas City ● December 1, 2021 October 5, 2022
KC Black Arts Project: Interview w/ Michael Artis By Ryan S. ● Arts & Culture ● August 13, 2021 May 12, 2022 The KC Black Arts Project sits down with Michael Artis, a local Black portraiture artist.
BREAKING: DaBaby Upcoming Kansas City Concert Canceled By Ryan S. ● Kansas City ● August 10, 2021 June 7, 2022