Discrimination

Christina Anderson's play follows a Black family's journey through the years after desegregating the public pool in their fictional Kansas town. The show will tour 10 Kansas City community centers and libraries, after completing a run at Kansas City Repertory Theatre.

The report was commissioned in 2020 after the Kansas City Star published a year-long investigation exposing discrimination against Black and women firefighters.

After a news report revealed persistent issues with racist and sexist harassment at the Kansas City Fire Department, the city ordered an investigation into department conditions. It found problems persist, enabled in part by unions slowing efforts at reform.

Leejamahl A. Washington alleges retaliation for his testimony in the trial of Jyan Harris, a former KCKFD firefighter who won a $2.3 million discrimination case in 2021.

"Why are we legislating something you don't understand?" asked state Sen. Greg Razer.

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two major cases: one that could alter who has the authority to regulate federal elections, and another that addresses whether applying public accommodation laws to artists violates the First Amendment. What kind of impact could these cases potentially have?

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas responds to the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation into alleged racial discrimination in the hiring practices of the Kansas City Police Department.

Gardner Edgerton's proposed policy would require students and staff to use pronouns from their original birth certificate, with changing rooms and restrooms designated solely for those assigned to the corresponding gender at birth. Students in violation of the policy would be disciplined.

Missouri ranks among the worst states in the U.S. for LGBTQ inclusions and protections.

Gov. Mike Parson is set to sign legislation requiring the removal of language restricting home ownership by race, national origin or language from older housing deeds.

Megan Murphy, who went by Megan Dillard on the air, was the only Asian American on-air employee at WDAF. She alleges the news director refused to consider her for a lead anchor position because she was not African American.

If Gov. Mike Parson signs the bill, Missouri would join handful of states that have recently enacted laws to remove racially restrictive covenants from property records.