The new autobiography "Show Me Justice: The Happy Life Journey of Alvin Lee Sykes" documents the extraordinary story of the self-taught legal scholar from Kansas City. Sykes fought tirelessly to re-open several unsolved civil rights cold cases, including the murder of Emmett Till.
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From reparations discussions to charity drives to a visit from the civil rights leader’s eldest son, here are more than a dozen ways to celebrate Martin Luther Kind Jr. Day in the Kansas City area.
Organizers of the 14th annual Urban Summit, which highlights the state of "Black Kansas City," made the case for reparations to help close racial and socio-economic gaps.