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Sinag-Tala, Tagalog for Starlight, began as a four-person dance troupe eager to showcase traditional Filipino dance. 50 years later, the group has welcomed hundreds of dancers and created a close-knit community.
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Annually, Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States. In addition to celebrating Hispanic history and culture, the month is a fun time to recognize Hispanic heritage through food.
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Since opening in July 2021, the Palestinian restaurant and deli has quickly become a local favorite. This week, food magazine Bon Appétit ranked it among the very best in the country, thanks to its hummus and how it honors the Kamal family’s “Palestinian homeland and their life in the diaspora.”
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Research shows social-emotional learning in schools pays off, but conservatives see a liberal agendaEducators tout social-emotional learning as a way to make children into better students and more empathetic people. Critics see it as a way to push social justice issues.
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Poet, musician, scholar and community organizer Lyla June focuses on a revitalization of the Diné nation and intercultural healing.
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For some people born and raised in the middle of the country, it takes traveling to other parts of America to understand what Midwestern means. Others see the differences without ever leaving home.
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A Derby resident said she filed her challenge to illustrate the consequences of censorship. The Bible is used as a textbook in Derby High School’s “Bible as Literature” course, a one-semester elective.
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The development plan would include multifamily units and commercial retail space along the 1800 block of Vine.
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For 66 years, Kansas City and its sister cities have shared goodwill and positive fellowship across thousands of miles.
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Few foods have such devoted followings as tamales, especially among Latinos. For families all around Kansas City, making them is a chance to embrace their culture and pass down a tradition.
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Cuando Irma Hernández alquiló un escritorio dentro de una tienda de música en Southwest Boulevard, nunca soñó que un día todo ese espacio le pertenecería, ni tampoco que su hija lo convertiría en una cafetería mexicana.
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When Irma Hernandez rented a desk inside a music store on Southwest Boulevard, she never dreamed the entire space would one day belong to her — or that her daughter would turn it into a Mexican coffee shop.