Segment 1, beginning at 4:04: Organizers will put down paint to show Black Lives Matter in Kansas City.
Six streets in Kansas City are due to become canvases for custom-designed Black Lives Matter murals, in the manner of similar projects in Washington, Cleveland, Tulsa and elsewhere. The goal is to begin plotting the art and paint on Sept. 5, while inspiring positive change that dismantles structural racism in the process.
- Damian Lair, co-founder of Ridgely|Walsh and one of the organizers of the project
- Gwen Grant, president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City
Segment 2, beginning at 23:03: What Sen. Kamala Harris' vice presidential candidacy means for multiracial people in the U.S.
That Kamala Harris was the first Black woman and also the first Asian American woman to be the presumptive nominee for vice president came as a surprise to many. "She appears to lean into her Black identity," says writer Nisha Chittal, but her cultural, ethnic and racial background is more nuanced. The historic candidacy is prompting new conversations about being multiracial in the U.S.
- Nisha Chittal, writer and engagement editor at Vox
Segment 3, beginning at 37:07: For music venue owners in the age of coronavirus, adaptation is the name of the game.
For indoor sites like the recordBar, business has ground nearly to a halt. A room that once held 300 people is now catering to groups of 30-50, but that model isn't sustainable. Taking the operation outdoors seems more suitable, as evidenced by preliminary success at a new venue called Lemonade Park, and creative concert solutions happening at Knuckleheads.
- Steve Tulipana, co-owner of the recordBar
- Frank Hicks, owner of Knuckleheads
For more information about the Black Lives Matter murals in Kansas City, and to volunteer to paint, visit the KC Art on the Block Facebook Page.
