COVID vaccination rates are tremendously low in communities of color in Kansas City. On average, only 43% of individuals get vaccinated, which is about 7% lower than the national average. UMKC’s latest installment of its Critical Conversations series, conducted over Zoom...

UMKC held its sixth and final panel in the “Critical Conversations” series last Wednesday. The Roos Advocate for Community Change Committee created the series, designed to address systemic racism, following the death of George Floyd in May. While most of the previous panels...