/ 41 Action News anchor Dia Wall sat down with three business owners to talk about what it was like during the protests. From left to right, they are Charlie Hustle Owner Chase McAnulty, RE: Owner Chrysalyn Huff and Made in KC Owner Keith Bradley.
Several Country Club Plaza business owners look back at the George Floyd protests and how they changed their own views on privilege and race.
KCUR and 41 Action News are looking at the ways the 2020 protests over racial injustices following George Floyd’s murder changed Kansas City.
One of the groups affected by the protests were Country Club Plaza business owners. Many of the protests took place on the Plaza and some nights, rioters separate from peaceful protesters broke windows on some store fronts.
George Floyd s murder opened eyes around Kansas City, but racial equity still seems distant
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Russell Hill stands near one of the Black Lives Matter signs he has posted in his yard in Independence, Missouri. Hill said people occasionally steal them, but he keeps replacing them.
By: Luke X. Martin/KCUR
Posted at 1:00 PM, May 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-24 14:03:19-04
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â The murder of George Floyd one year ago was revelatory for many who had never stood up for racial justice. For some residents around Kansas City, the murder turned out to be a surprisingly pivotal moment.