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Black Kansas City Farmer hopes to create life in non-diversified industry

A Kansas City farmer will participate in the first cohort of the Black Farmers Equity Initiative, where he hopes to help expand the diversity in the farming industry, which isn't diverse.

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KC Current visit Black-owned businesses for Black History Month

For Black History Month, the Kansas City Current is partnering with the Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce to highlight Black-owned businesses in the community.

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Peek at progress inside Buck O'Neil Education & Research Center renovation

KSHB 41 News got a look at the progress of the renovation inside the Buck O’Neil Education and Research Center.

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Mid-Continent Public Library, Park University to host BHM programs

The Mid-Continent Public Library and Park University both announced Thursday they will host a wide range of programs in celebration of Black History Month.

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A guide to the home and studio of Thomas Hart Benton, Kansas City's most prolific painter

A hidden gem of Kansas City's historic Roanoke neighborhood, the Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio takes you back in time to the place Benton lived, worked and died.

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Midtown Museum to Open Honoring Legendary Tattoo Artist Bert Grimm

Kansas City tattoo staple Grimm Tattoo has plan to open a Bert Grimm Tattoo Museum, honoring the legendary artist.

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Kansas City restaurant openings: April 2022

From fried chicken joints to multi-level bars, this is what opened in Kansas City this month.

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Recalling Kansas City's Gilded Age

"The Gilded Age," a new HBO drama, makes several references to Kansas City. Here's a more fact-based account of Kansas City's Gilded Age.

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Black Judge an Unsung Hero of Kansas City, Kansas

When Judge Isaac Franklin Bradley Sr. was born in Saline County, Missouri, he was considered property. By the time he died, his name had been etched next to the likes of W.E.B. Du Bois as a civil rights leader, lawyer, judge and entrepreneur.

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Black Archives of Mid-America preserves Black history in KC

Restoring the past in order to rewrite the future; Black Archives of Mid-America preserves important stories to African Americans in the community.

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