At 18 years old, Mansoor Adayfi, a Yemeni native, thought the best days of his life were ahead of him. His work as a research assistant in Afghanistan earned him a valuable reference letter, a student visa, and the money for a quality higher education at a university in...

A new report released in “Color of Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in State Prisons” revealed that Black Kansas residents are six times more likely to be imprisoned than white residents.  About 1 in 60 Black residents are locked away, in comparison to 1 in 377...

World-famous Indian environmental activist and feminist Dr. Vandana Shiva discussed diversity, the true pandemic, climate havoc and social justice at a lecture hosted by UMKC earlier this month.  Shiva is a trained physicist and award-winning activist who fights to improve...

UMKC’s student organization Friends of Internationals (FOI) hosted their annual welcome party earlier this month with food, activities and opportunities to connect with people of diverse cultures from all over the world.  FOI is a Christian volunteer group serving...

“A Living Memorial of the Holocaust” is a Union Station exhibit with artifacts loaned from over 20 institutions, open until January 2022. More than 700 original objects and 400 photographs have been brought together for the purpose of telling the harsh tragedy behind...