There is a positive energy that comes with attending local concerts.   It can be felt in the footsteps of women, dancing barefoot on wooden floors at the Crossroad’s well-known recordBar. It’s felt through the kindness of musicians helping each other set up or borrow...

  Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X,” starring two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington, is an incredible film that delves into the life of the remarkable civil rights leader.    The 1992 film follows X as a young man as he enters a life of crime, his incarceration and his...

  Mayor Quinton Lucas and members of Kansas City’s city council made strides for housing equality on Jan. 25 by passing a groundbreaking ordinance, shielding renters from discrimination based on their source of income.     The Kansas City Council voted 10-3 to put...

 Intense backlash rose after Jo Koy kicked off the 81st Golden Globes with some tone-deaf host commentary earlier this month.    After a year filled with women’s accomplishments within the media, many were looking forward to seeing the well-deserved recognition that...