First Black-owned brewery to open in Jazz District
By Abby Hoover Kemet Coleman wears a lot of hats – the Kansas City native is an artist, actor, urbanist, entrepreneur and activist – but today his hat is embroidered…
Dorri Partain- african american history
- black heritage
- February 16, 2022
- 3 minutes Read
Watkins family remembered as early Civil Rights leaders
By Dorri Partain Numerous sites throughout Kansas City have been named in honor of business owners and civic leaders Theron B. Watkins (1877-1950) and his adopted step-son Bruce R. Watkins…
- Dorri Partain
- african american history
- bhm
- February 16, 2022
- 2 minutes Read
Remember This? Bruce R. Watkins
By Dorri Partain In the 1979 Kansas City, Mo., mayoral election, Democratic candidate Bruce R. Watkins faced Republican candidate Richard Berkley. Born in 1924, Watkins was adopted by his step-father…
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- bhm
- February 9, 2022
- 2 minutes Read
KC Public Library Launches KC Black History Website in Celebration of Black History Month
By Abby Hoover In celebration of Black History Month, the Kansas City Public Library (KCPL), in partnership with the Local Investment Commission (LINC) and Black Archives of Mid-America, has unveiled…
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