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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