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White families have a tendency to avoid tough racial conversations by teaching colorblindness or by failing to intervene when witnessing racist behavior—habits that reinforce racism in American culture.
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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas are among a dozen U.S. mayors calling for local reparations to address the racial wealth gap by ending racist policies.
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Hate crimes reported in Kansas and Missouri during 2020 increased significantly, but unreliable data collection and severe underreporting mean the real figures are likely even higher.
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The U.S. Justice Department has resumed "pattern-or-practice" investigations under the Biden administration. Kansas City activists hope such a probe could bring reforms to Kansas City Police.
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The use of racial slurs isn’t always enough to classify something as bias-based policing, according to the Kansas City Office of Community Complaints.
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The federal government plans to send payments to Black farmers this summer to compensate for loans and aid they lost out on during generations of discrimination. In Nicodemus, Kansas, farmers say the help has come too late.
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African American students in Missouri are reportedly more than four times as likely to be suspended as their white peers. A new KCPS policy addresses the disturbing trend.
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HUD says the Mission homeowners association violated the Fair Housing Act by refusing to allow a resident with a disability to make "reasonable modifications" to her townhome.
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Even after being sued for discrimination, the Kansas City, Missouri, fire department's progress in recruiting firefighters of color has been slow.
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2021 is seeing a record amount of anti-transgender legislation introduced by state lawmakers across the country.
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What the reasoning is behind the flood of anti-transgender bills being introduced in statehouses around the country and an explanation of why allergies seem to be getting more severe.
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The escalating violence and discrimination against Asian Americans is resonating in Kansas and Missouri.