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The Erasure and (Sexual) Subjugation of Black Queer Kansas Citians; A Brief Historical Look

By Nasir Montalvo ● LGBTQIA2S+ ● November 7, 2023

An unabridged version of an essay featured in the Urban League of Greater Kansas City’s 2023 State of Black Kansas City.

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Plausible Deniability: The Knee Jerk Reaction When Black Men Witness Violence Against Black Women

By K'Arissa Annette ● Opinion ● November 6, 2023

Black women are not trying to be cruel in rejecting someone’s advances. They are expressing their right to socialize with whom they choose.

Kansas City’s Conductor Williams Produces Lead Single for Drake’s New Album

By Ryan S. ● Arts & Culture ● October 5, 2023

Kansas City’s own Grammy-winning Producer, Conductor Williams powers the lead single for Drake’s upcoming album “For All the Dogs”, spotlighting KC as a burgeoning hub for hip-hop and music.

Pro-Slavery Propaganda, AP Psych Banning, Supreme Court Rulings: Where can intersectionality Take Us?

By Breanna Bonner ● Opinion ● September 1, 2023

As the Federal and Local courts continue to strike down freedoms with the approval of the State Legislature, it is essential that both our movements and our outrage are intersectional.

Carlee Russell Goes “Missing”: Combatting Misogynoir Through Black Feminist Thought (Perspectives)

By K'Arissa Annette & Tabitha Robinson ● Opinion ● August 14, 2023

Black women have long been associated with a culture of dehumanization which forces us to constantly prove that we are worthy of empathy, care, protection, and worthy of being believed.

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Tory Lanez Sentencing–What the Community Can Learn from This

By Kayla Sydnor ● Opinion ● August 9, 2023

This incident highlights a larger failure in our community: the failure to protect Black women.

KC Must Invest in People, Not Jails.

By Decarcerate KC ● Opinion ● July 19, 2023

A new jail could cost Kansas City up to $150 million. If we invested that money in people instead of punishment, we wouldn’t need a jail at all.

SCOTUS Rules Affirmative Action May No Longer Be Used in College Admission–The Breakdown and a Mizzou Student Perspective

By Lauren Winston & Kayla Sydnor ● Education ● July 6, 2023

This ruling disrupts admissions processes that have been used to acknowledge barriers to quality education due to racial discrimination since the 1960s.

Mass Shooting at 57th and Prospect Ave.––The Fight to Liberate Our Own From Gun Violence and Lacking City Resources

By Tabitha Robinson ● Justice ● June 30, 2023

In devastating news, early Sunday morning shots were fired into a crowd at Perfect Touch Auto Detail, an after-hours spot on 57th and Prospect. The suspect, Keivon Greene, is being held responsible for three deaths and six injuries––including his own.

Let’s Talk About it: Kingdom City KC

By Soulenne Githumbi ● Opinion ● June 15, 2023

I didn’t expect that one FX documentary would completely change the trajectory of my religious journey and affiliation with church-going altogether.