Missouri family says racism led to pool party cancellation
Chris Evans, of Lee's Summit, says he signed a contract to have the party with about 250 guests for his 17-year-old son's birthday on Saturday at the Summit Waves park
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Chris Evans, of Lee's Summit, says he signed a contract to have the party with about 250 guests for his 17-year-old son's birthday on Saturday at the Summit Waves park
Lee's Summit, Mo. (AP) -- A Black family says racism prompted officials at a suburban Kansas City water park to cancel a private pool party for their 17-year
After an investigation looking into why a Black family's pool party was canceled at the Summit Waves Water Park in Lee's Summit, city officials admitted some fault in the incident.
The family says they faced racial discrimination and profiling that led to a private birthday party being dropped without warning because officials at Summit Waves Aquatic Facility were “uncomfortable” with their presence.
Summitt Waves water park denied a group of Black teenagers from entering “for no apparent reason than the color of their skin,” the father said.