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Kansas City residents speak out against changing street names to honor MLK

Kansas City residents speak out against changing street names to honor MLK

Emma Hilboldt
September 29, 2020

Kansas City residents have once again pushed back against efforts to rename streets in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Civil rights advocates, including the Southern Christian Leadership Council-Greater Kansas City (SCLC-GKC), first attempted to rename Paseo Boulevard...

The March on Kansas City commemorates the anniversary of MLK’s March on Washington

The March on Kansas City commemorates the anniversary of MLK’s March on Washington

Rebekah Shackelford
September 7, 2020

Hundreds took to the streets of Kansas City on Sept. 4. Dubbed The March on Kansas City, the rally took place in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington in 1963.  Led by local chapters of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), The NAACP...

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