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Wed, April 21, 2021 - The Library celebrates the life and work of Missouri-born poet, playwright, and novelist Langston Hughes in a multifaceted event coi...Show more
Wed, April 21, 2021 - The Library celebrates the life and work of Missouri-born poet, playwright, and novelist Langston Hughes in a multifaceted event coinciding with National Poetry Month. Kevin Young, director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, joins University of Kansas English professor and Hughes scholar Edgar Tidwell
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Tue, February 23, 2021 - Alvin Brooks’ mark on civil rights history in Kansas City – on the city’s history in total – is indelible. Born into poverty and ...Show more
Tue, February 23, 2021 - Alvin Brooks’ mark on civil rights history in Kansas City – on the city’s history in total – is indelible. Born into poverty and a racist society, he became a trailblazing police officer and detective, city councilman, and mayor pro tem.
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Sun, February 21, 2021 - While his story is not widely known, Kansas City civil rights leader Leon M. Jordan was among the most influential African Americ...Show more
Sun, February 21, 2021 - While his story is not widely known, Kansas City civil rights leader Leon M. Jordan was among the most influential African Americans in Missouri before being shot to death in 1970. He lent a powerful presence as a co-founder of Freedom Incorporated and three-term state legislator, paving the way for other Blacks in politics.
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Thu, December 10, 2020 - Think you know your hometown? You might be steeped in Kansas City’s cowtown heritage, but how about the finer details – like the ...Show more
Thu, December 10, 2020 - Think you know your hometown? You might be steeped in Kansas City’s cowtown heritage, but how about the finer details – like the anatomical accuracy of the landmark, 5,500-pound fiberglass bull mounted 90 feet above Mulkey Square? There’s a Kentucky Derby-winning racehorse buried in a suburban cul-de-sac? What makes this the best place to ride out
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Tue, December 1, 2020 - It has been 10 months since the confetti fluttered in south Florida’s Hard Rock Stadium, since the Kansas City Chiefs ended their ...Show more
Tue, December 1, 2020 - It has been 10 months since the confetti fluttered in south Florida’s Hard Rock Stadium, since the Kansas City Chiefs ended their fitful, half-century quest for a second Super Bowl championship. Now, they’re trying to become first NFL franchise in 16 years to repeat.
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Thu, October 8, 2020 - The model for fairly selecting judges across much of our country is known as the Missouri Plan, born some 80 years ago in response ...Show more
Thu, October 8, 2020 - The model for fairly selecting judges across much of our country is known as the Missouri Plan, born some 80 years ago in response to the political manipulations of notorious Kansas City boss Tom Pendergast. It’s a remarkable story – the forces of light turning back the evil of corruption – that helped signal the beginning of the end for Boss Tom.
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Tue, March 3, 2020 - Nationwide, we’ve built cities we can’t afford. Kansas City is among them, able to budget just 10 percent of recommended street maintenance in 2019 and hitting a similar financial wall on sewers and water lines.
Tue, March 3, 2020 - Nationwide, we’ve built cities we can’t afford. Kansas City is among them, able to budget just 10 percent of recommended street maintenance in 2019 and hitting a similar financial wall on sewers and water lines.
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Sun, January 5, 2020 - Women who were pregnant and unmarried in the early 1900s faced limited options and societal scorn. Many chose, or were sent, to del...Show more
Sun, January 5, 2020 - Women who were pregnant and unmarried in the early 1900s faced limited options and societal scorn. Many chose, or were sent, to deliver their babies and give them up for adoption in special facilities for unwed mothers—among them, The Willows Maternity Sanitarium in Kansas City.
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Sun, December 8, 2019 - As Kansas City grew in the 19th century, so did the business of sin. Noting the pervasiveness of vice and debauchery, a visitor in...Show more
Sun, December 8, 2019 - As Kansas City grew in the 19th century, so did the business of sin. Noting the pervasiveness of vice and debauchery, a visitor in 1888 described it as “the best town this side of Hell.” In a discussion of her new book Storied & Scandalous Kansas City, author Karla Deel examines that early culture of iniquity—from red-light districts to burlesque
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Wed, October 2, 2019 - Amid a yearlong celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Guadalupe Centers, Inc. – a westside anchor since 1919 – CE...Show more
Wed, October 2, 2019 - Amid a yearlong celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Guadalupe Centers, Inc. – a westside anchor since 1919 – CEO Cris Medina talks with Library Director Crosby Kemper III about its history, its impact on Kansas City’s Latino and Hispanic community, and its future.
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