After Sherry Mirador and her family arrived at Marsh’s Sun Fresh grocery store in Westport, employees asked her 17-year-old son to remove his hoodie. When did wearing a sweatshirt become suspicious behavior?
The least donated articles to domestic violence shelters are feminine hygiene products such as sanitary napkins and tampons. Giving Hope & Help’s annual drive aims to collect enough products to last a year.
Drew and Jennifer Burbridge were arrested while filming a protest last year in St. Louis. Drew claims he was beaten by officers. The incident left the Kansas City couple questioning the role of police.
Toriano Porter knows the helpless feeling that comes with doing battle over a bill from a utility giant such as Kansas City Power & Light. For some who have seen electric bills spike, filing a complaint may help.
Posting an article on Facebook about “white women’s tears” should never have cost Lisa Benson Cooper her job at KSHB Channel 41. Her firing highlights the very racial tensions in the workplace that writer Ruby Hamad described.
Nearly 11 years ago Toriano Porter moved to Kansas City from St. Louis. One of the things that drew him to the city was its relatively peaceful nature. He hopes he didn’t misjudge KC.
There’s little doubt that Terrance Blanks shot Rocky Bradley to death after the two men exchanged fire. The shooting appeared to be an act of self-defense, but Blanks says an overworked public defender cost him his freedom.
Filmmaker and KU professor Kevin Willmott says President Donald Trump cleared the way for the re-emergence of hate groups. Willmott's new film, "BlacKkKlansman" opens next month on the one-year anniversary of the Charlottesville protests.
Kansas City has collectively given the American Jazz Museum the stiff arm. Why not explore progressive options to breathe new life into the acclaimed museum?
Starbucks took swift action and scheduled racial bias training for employees after an alleged racial discrimination incident led to the arrest of two black men at a store in Philadelphia. But this looks more like a PR strategy than a long-term change in policy.
The concept to design, build and operate the $26 million Kansas City Campus for Animal Care in Swope Park should be approved by the Kansas City Council.
Kameron Gines allegedly fatally shot 27-year-old Brent Copeland three times at close range after an altercation at a Kansas City gas station. Gines’ family believes he acted in self defense. Prosecutors charged him with second-degree murder.
A recent racial profiling incident at Applebee’s is a stark reminder of the obstacles many minorities still face. They can’t get over racism because it isn’t over, a historian on race says.
I suggest that Kansas Citians contact Sens. Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver and request they get a bill on the House and Senate floors to make any school shooting a federal crime.
What if the harassment allegations against Ronnie Burt aren’t true? Visit KC has paid $250,000 to settle discrimination claims, but Burt, the outgoing CEO, denied wrongdoing in his first public comments.
Kansas City Fire Department responded to a house fire at East 34th Street and Woodland Avenue Thursday afternoon. Deputy Chief Jimmy Walker said two children the under age of 2 were found deceased in the home.
