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Sykes was an icon among Kansas City's civil rights activists. While he had a hard-headed, solo working-style, his success in drawing attention to unsolved civil rights cases is recognized nationwide.
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The 88 year-old activist says ". . . if I've done any good, my life has not been in vain."
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Lifelong Kansas City activist Alvin Brooks says ". . . if I've done any good, my life has not been in vain."
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The Jackson County Detention Center has been a contentious topic in city and county politics, with a lot of the public debate focused on questions of…
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When Alvin Brooks told his father that he wanted to be a police officer, his dad’s first response was, “Why do you want to get into that mess? You know…
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Segment 1: The National School Walkout In North Kansas City.A check-in with our reporter, who covered today's National School Walkout from Oak Park High…
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On April 9, 1968, five days after the killing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., civil unrest in response to long-standing racial tension broke out in Kansas…
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Longtime civil rights activist Alvin Brooks is stepping down as a Kansas City Police Commissioner so he can serve on the Hickman Mills Board of Education.…
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Kansas City Mayor Sly James won’t commit to a timeline for hiring the next chief of police."The goal isn't to do this fast,” James said at a news…
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Leeds Cemetery doesn’t look like a typical cemetery. A couple of miles from the Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City, Missouri, it has noheadstones and…
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Since becoming a Kansas City, Missouri police officer in the 1950s, Alvin Brooks has spent a lifetime working to reduce crime and injustice in his city.…
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A new bridge is unveiled on Troost. The Kansas City Council passes truancy ordinance. Two Kansas City notables—Alvin Brooks and Walt Bodine—receive an…