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KC woman shares story of domestic abuse to highlight need for resource expansion
The need for domestic violence services in Kansas City is growing. Newhouse, KC's first domestic violence shelter, served approximately 450 survivors last year.
Grandview High School makes history with 3 Black female drum majors
This is the first time that all three drum majors at Grandview High School in Grandview, Missouri, have been Black women.
History of Hispanic settlement, environmental injustice in Kansas City, Kansas
A KC historian links the history of the Santa Fe Trail to the settlement of Hispanic communities in KCK, and how they were historically disinvested and continue to be overburdened.
Lifelong Argentine resident advocates for healthier air in Wyandotte County
“I’m very rooted here": Amanda Devriese-Sebill grew up and lives in the Argentine neighborhood of KCK, where a community-led environmental justice group claims environmental racism is present.
CleanAirNow advocates with residents of KCK environmental injustice communities
While government entities say they work together to ensure health standards are met in Wyandotte Co., advocates hope to set new standards and provide the community with a better future than its past.
Residents dispose of unused medication for Drug Take Back Day
The Drug Enforcement Agency's Drug Take Back Day prompted conversations on how to use prescribed medication and what to do with unused pills.
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