Luke X. Martin
Race, Culture & Ethnicity ReporterLuke X. Martin is a reporter focusing on race, culture and ethnicity for KCUR 89.3. Contact him at luke@kcur.org or on Twitter, @lukexmartin.
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Days after the Jackson County Prosecutor announced she will not bring charges against a Kansas City police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Black man in March 2020, protestors took to the streets. -
How Kansas City Community Groups Are Getting Coronavirus Information To Latinos And Spanish-SpeakersDespite the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on the Latino community, there has been a lack of information and educational resources. Community-led initiatives and nonprofits are working to overcome the myriad challenges.
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A pesar del desproporcionado impacto de la pandemia sobre la comunidad latina, hubo una falta de información y de recursos educativos. Las organizaciones sin fines de lucro y las iniciativas lideradas por la comunidad están actuando para sobreponerse a un sinnúmero de desafíos.
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Initial design proposals for the park have been released to the public. Residents now have a chance to weigh in with their own ideas and suggestions.
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As Latino communities across the country continue to grow, more football fans are tuning in to Spanish-language broadcasts of the Chiefs and other NFL franchises.
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The Kansas City Chiefs are headed back to the biggest stage in football and, once again, protesters are calling out the team’s troublesome traditions that borrow from Native American culture.
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Stories of the most famous African Americans from Kansas City are well told, but the work of many more community members often goes unrecognized.
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The district's board of education voted to end the use of mascots like Indians and Braves because they are racially insensitive. Shawnee Mission North has used their current mascot, which will have to be changed, for 98 years.
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Kamala Harris is set to become the country’s first female vice president. Harris is a Black woman of Indian and Jamaican descent, and the occasion is inspiring people of color across Kansas City.
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Despite the economic pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic and decades of discriminatory disadvantage, Black businesses owners in Kansas City are staying resilient.
