Mará Rose WilliamsStereotypes about Black dads are harmful. My husband showed our sons how to become adultsMara’ Rose Williams’ late husband Ceasar’s example led their son Trey to stop a group of teenagers from beating up a homeless woman. | OpinionUpdated December 9, 2022 at 11:24 AM
EditorialsFreedom Inc. turns 60. Kansas City needs its voice to be even louder in the futureJuly 27, 2022 at 5:00 AM
Guest CommentaryBefore desegregation, Black Kansas City high schools dominated in science awardsUpdated June 21, 2022 at 3:57 PM
Guest CommentaryBlack Missouri schools once set the highest academic standards. Here’s what changedUpdated June 21, 2022 at 3:56 PM
Toriano PorterThis Black Kansas City dermatologist broke new ground. He’s earned his retirementUpdated February 3, 2022 at 2:20 PM
Guest CommentaryMartin Luther King, Jr. had a vision for Kansas City and beyond. Are we ready for it?January 17, 2022 at 5:00 AM
Guest CommentaryMy Black middle-schooler was taunted over slavery in his Blue Springs classroomUpdated October 1, 2021 at 2:25 PM
Guest CommentaryI was a Black fire captain for KCFD. Racism there is real, and it risks public safetyUpdated February 1, 2021 at 1:38 PM
OpinionTo change its future, The Kansas City Star examined its racist pastJanuary 28, 2021 at 5:00 AM
Guest CommentaryDC mob was treated better than us Black Kansas Citians — but we still sing AmericaJanuary 18, 2021 at 5:00 AM
Guest CommentaryRacial terror at U.S. Capitol is a replay of an old story to Black people in MissouriJanuary 11, 2021 at 5:00 AM
Guest CommentarySo The Star apologized. Now un-write the wrongs to Black KC’s ignored jazz legacyDecember 27, 2020 at 5:00 AM
Guest CommentaryBlack Kansas City always had to tell its own story. The Star too often looked awayDecember 20, 2020 at 5:00 AM
Guest CommentaryWant Black KC to trust anti-crime plan? Dig deeper and commit to justice, equityOctober 5, 2020 at 5:00 AM
Guest CommentaryAs COVID-19 rages, Kansas City must help keep the most vulnerable in their homesAugust 15, 2020 at 5:00 AM
Guest CommentaryThis Kansas City plan can fight racial inequity with practical, affordable housingAugust 6, 2020 at 5:00 AM
KC Black VoicesEducation helped me make a dent in film criticism, where Black perspectives are rareUpdated July 27, 2020 at 4:22 PM
KC Black VoicesBlack people despair that progress has stopped. A spirit of unity can bring us togetherUpdated July 27, 2020 at 4:21 PM
KC Black VoicesThe Confederate States of America are still with us, but dying a slow, painful deathUpdated July 27, 2020 at 4:21 PM
KC Black VoicesA bully smacked me, ‘the little Black girl,’ hard. I was 9 and had felt racism beforeUpdated July 27, 2020 at 4:20 PM
KC Black VoicesQuinton Lucas: Kansas City has momentum on social justice. Keep pushing the institutionsUpdated July 27, 2020 at 4:19 PM
KC Black VoicesKansas City, you’re scared of the hard discussion about race. Quit hiding behind ‘nice’Updated July 27, 2020 at 9:47 AM
KC Black VoicesI thought I was being a Black leader by cracking down on sagging pants. I was wrongJuly 26, 2020 at 5:00 AM
KC Black VoicesThank God for my Black mother, who taught me I could become anything with hard workJuly 26, 2020 at 5:00 AM
KC Black VoicesThe uneasy relationship between Black people and the police is rooted in our historyJuly 25, 2020 at 5:00 AM
