Activist KC Defender Considers Local History Of Resistance

As always, we encourage TKC readers to extend their knowledge outside of their "bubble" and remind everyone that only watching news that elicits agreement is the best way to remain uninformed.

And so . . . 

Because TKC has always been an alternative blog . . . We invite readers to check this "hot take" from a local activist that speaks to one interpretation of KC's history from social justice crusaders . . .

Check-it: 

"Fighting back requires making sense of this moment and understanding how it fits in a longer history of racial violence and white supremacy. We can start by studying how this history unfolded in the very places we call home. Studying histories of racial violence – and how our predecessors and ancestors fought back – in the Kansas City region provides a sobering, but empowering reminder, that we have been here before. More importantly, it serves as a reminder that we will prevail . . . 

"America’s “greatness” is derived from this unfathomable violence and devastation. Similarly, the racial wealth gap in Kansas City can be traced back to racial slavery and Indigenous genocide."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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Studying the layered histories of racial violence-and the ways our ancestors fought back-in Kansas City gives us both a sobering accounting and an empowering reminder: we have been here before, and we will prevail. Memory is the first weapon in this new struggle.