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A group of young Starbucks union supporters hold signs in a park with fists in the air

Several Starbucks in Kansas and Missouri have unionized. How can other workers do the same?

by Mili Mansaray June 30, 2022August 7, 2022

view of 18th Street in Kansas City shows banners and signs celebrating Black history

Civic Engagement

25 Ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Kansas City, and to keep supporting Black communities

by Mili Mansaray June 16, 2022August 7, 2022

Resilience, art, healing: KC area event to focus on Black communities’ mental health

by Mili Mansaray October 12, 2021August 7, 2022

T'erra and Cleveland Chatmon outside their home in Bonner Springs, Kansas. The Chatmons receive individual and marital counseling through Journey Embraced, a Black-owned therapy organization.

For Black Kansas Citians seeking therapy, having a Black counselor makes a difference

by Mili Mansaray July 27, 2021August 7, 2022

Kansas City jazz drummer Tyree Johnson in Kansas City’s 18th & Vine District. Chase Castor/The Beacon

Without live gigs, Kansas City jazz musicians get creative

by Mili Mansaray February 24, 2021August 7, 2022

For Adria Berryhill, a transgender woman in Kansas City, Missouri, casting a vote has also meant using a driver's license that does not match her identity. (Zachary Linhares/The Beacon)

Civic Engagement

For trans and nonbinary voters, photo ID requirements can discourage participating in elections

by Mili Mansaray October 24, 2020August 7, 2022

Lyndsey Gruber-Chatfield works on her service called PEPPR. After the shut downs due to COVID-19 left her with no business she had to come up with new ways to make her business work. (Chase Castor/Beacon)

As COVID presses on, small businesses in Kansas City get creative to survive

by Mili Mansaray September 8, 2020August 7, 2022

In the midst of a pandemic, tenants face the looming threat of eviction

by Mili Mansaray August 19, 2020August 7, 2022