Reading and racism: KC metro librarians say books can help tackle tough subjects
Reading books with children can help tackle tough topics, like racism.
and last updated 2021-02-17 15:05:23-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â While children might be learning about Black History Month in school, experts said that is a great starting point to continue those conversations at home.
And talk to children about racism and racial injustice in an age-appropriate manner can be as simple as sitting down with the right books, according to local librarians.
Molly Doroba, an early learning librarian at the Kansas City Public Library, said for children 5 years old and younger, the focus should be on teaching empathy.
Negro Leagues fills educational gaps in history
Breaking barriers, telling stories of each athlete
New exhibit at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum celebrates barrier breakers in sports.
and last updated 2021-02-12 09:48:35-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â At a time when nearly everyone
saw an increase in the challenges they d regularly face - the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum used 2020, its centennial year, to knock down barriers by telling the stories of those who d already done that a century ago.
Many may know about the first athlete to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball. but what about the last? Or the one who broke it twice?
Kansas City woman is trailblazer for African Americans in dentistry
41 Action News talks to Kansas City s first female African American dentist.
and last updated 2021-02-15 08:14:38-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Dr. Anne Lambert Johnson is a dentist, mentor, philanthropist and pioneer in Kansas City.
She is the first African American dentist in Kansas City and has been practicing for 47 years.
Her long history reveals the struggles that many African American dentists faced before the Civil Rights Act of 1965. I started dental school and never looked back, Dr. Johnson said as she smiled and talked about the beginning of her career.
Bookstore owner seeks to provide truth, accurate Black history
Willa s Books & Vinyl aims to educate on Black authors, race and politics.
and last updated 2021-02-11 08:00:41-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â When Willa Robinson first opened her bookstore, she said it was a new way to channel her hobby of book collecting, but more than 10 years later, it s now the only Black-owned brick-and-mortar bookstore in Kansas City. I had books all over the house and my husband said, We ve got to do something, so I decided I was going to sell, Robinson said.
Willa s Books and Vinyl is packed with hundreds of books, magazines and records from wall-to-wall and ceiling to floor. Readers can find everything from 30-year-old Ebony Magazines to A Promised Land, a memoir by former president Barack Obama.
Quindaro Underground Railroad Museum reveals snapshots of Black history in KCK
The Quindaro Underground Railroad Museum chronicles the path to freedom for slaves through Kansas and Missouri.
and last updated 2021-02-09 08:22:41-05
KANSAS CITY, Kan. â There s a link to the fabled Underground Railroad located in Kansas City, Kan., though many people still don t know about Quindaro s connection to the secret network of routes and safe houses that helped slaves escape to free states during the pre-Civil War era. There s a lot of history out here in Quindaro, and that s what I really want people to know about, Luther Smith, director of the Quindaro Underground Railroad Museum, said.