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OPINION: High Black incarceration rates in Kansas are only part of a nationwide problem

OPINION: High Black incarceration rates in Kansas are only part of a nationwide problem

Yara Salamed
November 9, 2021

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...

Roo Report: A Response to PragerU and Will Witt, "You and Your Representatives On-Campus Lied Online About What Was In That Speech. We Have Your Words Verbatim. Take A Listen!"

Roo Report: “Who Is Raising These Kids… Turning Point USA and PragerU HAHAHA!”

Roo News
October 21, 2021

You can listen to this podcast on Anchor.fm or Spotify! On this week's show, Lawrence, Tom and Sylvia speak on the sudden outbreak of overt racism in public schools locally, our thoughts about UMKC hosting PragerU and TPUSA's latest cornball Will Witt for a contemporary...

Roo Report: A Response to PragerU and Will Witt, "You and Your Representatives On-Campus Lied Online About What Was In That Speech. We Have Your Words Verbatim. Take A Listen!"

Roo Report: “We’re into guns and racism as a country” – Cristian, Lawrence, Connor, Dylan & Tom discuss Daunte Wright’s murder and police violence

Roo News
April 18, 2021

You can listen to this podcast on Anchor.fm and Spotify! In episode 10 of the Roo Report, the hosts talk about the most recent victim of police murder and brutality, Daunte Wright. https://anchor.fm/rooreport/episodes/Roo-Report-Were-into-guns-and-racism-as-a-country---Cristian--Lawrence--Connor--Dylan--Tom-discuss-Daunte-Wrights-murder-and-police-violence-ev5atq

Roo Report: A Response to PragerU and Will Witt, "You and Your Representatives On-Campus Lied Online About What Was In That Speech. We Have Your Words Verbatim. Take A Listen!"

Roo Report: “You’re a human being just like I am” – Tom, Connor, Lawrence & Dylan discuss the Atlanta shooting and hate against the AAPI community

Roo News
April 9, 2021

You can listen to this podcast on Anchor.fm or Spotify! In this episode, the hosts discuss the recent Atlanta shooting that sparked conversation across the world about how the AAPI community is mistreated in America.

UMKC hosts final panel on systemic racism

UMKC hosts final panel on systemic racism

Cyrus Moffett
October 12, 2020

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...

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