Racism

Sheryl Ferguson, founder of It's Time 4 Justice, has organized a public forum with the goal of starting a conversation about race with people from all walks of life.

Chris Goode has launched a petition demanding the city change Troost Avenue — named after Dr. Benoist Troost, who owned six enslaved men and women.

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.

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.

Missouri ranks seventh in the nation for electric vehicle use. But around Kansas City, public chargers are most often found west of Troost Avenue, which for decades has represented the city's economic and racial dividing line.

Lee's Summit students and parents rallied with signs and pride flags to protest a group of students' efforts to start a club affiliated with Turning Point USA.

After a pro-slavery petition and a teacher repeating a racial slur, Park Hill diversity issues took center stage. Leaders say there’s an appetite for change.

After a wave of anti-Asian violence across the country last spring, Kansas City came together to show solidarity for local Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Is the support holding up?

The recommendations follow an investigation into racist text messages by some police officers.

An investigation by The Kansas City Star uncovered racism and discrimination against Black officers and detectives within the ranks of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.

Community activists gathered Wednesday to call for local control of the KCPD and for the Board of Police Commissioners to respond to a new Kansas City Star investigation into racism and discrimination within the department.

A Kansas City Star investigation found that solidarity within the Kansas City Police Department doesn't extend to its Black officers — who say they've experienced racist discrimination, unequal punishment and even bullying from fellow officers and superiors.