Latinos

Immigrants and Latino community members are breathing a sigh of relief as an administration many considered hostile heads for the exits, but the president-elect hasn't eased all fears.

The 21st annual Latin Grammy Award winners were announced on November 19. Lawrence-based pianist and music teacher Paulina Leisring was on the list.

Traditional clinical trials often include white patients predominantly, but a diverse pool of participants can help make new vaccines more effective across demographics.

Despite social unrest, a deadly pandemic and a divided country, Black and Latino voters in Kansas City are motivated to vote and want a return to normalcy.

Los miembros de uno de los bloques electorales de mayor crecimiento en los EE. UU. dicen que están motivados y que amplían el espectro político. Conózcanlos en TikTok; Facebook es para los más grandes.

Members of one of the fastest-growing voting blocs in the U.S. say they’re energized and span the full political spectrum. And, please, meet them on TikTok. Facebook is for the olds.

The risks of the flu season on top of the pandemic, KCUR is reaching out to young Latinx voters with a Facebook Live event, and Democrat Rich Finneran on why he wants to be Missouri's next top lawyer.

Schools count on census to help them serve vulnerable kids, but many of those families haven't filled it out yet. Disruption caused by the coronavirus could mean less money for years to come.

Conservatives decry the decision, but a ruling by the Supreme Court is being celebrated by hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children. Two DACA recipients living in Kansas City offered their reactions, and an expert on the court analyzed the decision.

Reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on an Obama-era immigration program, a comparison of current Kansas City protests to those that occurred after the death of Martin Luther King Jr., and how to make the best grilled burger for dad on Father's Day.

Kansas City area DACA recipients and immigration attorneys react to Thursday's 5-4 decision to uphold the program, which grants temporary protection from deportation for those brought to the United States without authorization as children.

Black Kansans are more at risk for both testing positive for COVID-19 and dying from it than white people. Experts say it's a mix between long-standing racial disparities in health care treatment and access, lack of inclusivity and a higher likelihood that black residents are working "essential" jobs.