Kansas City Small Biz Walk Organizers Declare: 'Troost Is Not Scary'

For the most part . . . They're correct.

There has been an influx into the area and MILLIONS worth of local government investment and giveaways that have transformed the avenue.

Here's a peek at one more effort to try and change perceptions. . .

For a woman who lived through decades when crossing Troost was effectively restricted for people of color, forgetting where she was illustrates just how much things have changed.

Brandon Calloway hopes to give more people a chance to see that transformation firsthand on Aug. 15. He has invited the public to join him for the Troost Equity Walk as he treks the length of Troost from Truman Road to Bannister Road. 

“Troost is not scary,” says Calloway. “It is a hub for Black businesses.” 

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

'Troost is not scary': Kansas City Equity Walk highlights Black business revival on historic street

Brandon Calloway will lead a 10-mile walk Aug. 15 to showcase 24 Black-owned businesses along Troost Avenue, challenging decades-old stigmas about Kansas City's former racial dividing line.