By: Emma Sauer Kansas City has more to offer than barbecue and sports teams. This is a thriving city teeming with talent, innovation, and excellence, and the city owes much of that to the Black… 5 Black Artists Bringing Excellence to the KC Art Scene
By: Jetzel Chavira “Don’t Touch My Hair” is a powerful anthem that Grammy-award winning artist Solange Knowles wrote in 2016. In an interview with Natelegé Whaley for the Huff Post, Solange recalls an experience… Keep your hands to yourself!
By: Emma Sauer As you may know, February is Black History month– and this year’s theme is Black Health and Wellness. This extends to the legacy of African Americans not just in medicine and… The Lasting Legacy of Henrietta Lacks
By: Tatiahna Turner Eartha Mae Kitt was born January 17, 1927 on a cotton plantation in South Carolina. It is believed that Kitt was conceived by rape, her father being a white man with the… Black History Month Recognizes Eartha Kitt (1927-2008)
by Zaquoya Rogers Audre Lorde was a black feminist writer and civil rights activist that used her skilled talent in poetry to express the social injustices she witnessed and experienced throughout her life. Being a… Warrior Poet Audre Lorde
by Matiara Huff If you haven’t heard Beyoncé’s new song yet, I have provided a link here. This song is very obviously a call to action, there are so many hidden references in it that… Okay Ladies now let’s get in #Formation
By Rocky Richards Have you ever heard of the term triple threat? Dorothy Dandridge is one of the first African American women to be recognized as a triple threat. From film and theatre to singing… Meet Dorothy Dandridge!