Juneteenth Ramps Up Reparations Demands In Kansas City

Summer and the "separate but equal" Independence Day that Prez Biden set up sparks renewed conversation about sketchy civic policy and the imagined myth that locals can solve history with a few cash payouts to the politically connected . . . Check-it . . .

JuneteenthKC is continuing its conversation from last year’s event around housing inequities that have festered since the era of covenants and other racist government policies, Makeda Peterson, program director of JuneteenthKC, said. This year, they’re coming back with “tools” and resources the group has developed over the past year.

“I definitely see a lot of promise for Kansas City,” she said.

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Juneteenth events grow statewide, as advocates celebrate progress on reparations * Missouri Independent

As Missourians go out to celebrate Juneteenth this weekend and commemorate the end of slavery, advocates may feel a new sense of hope.