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J.M. Banks

Kansas City

Culture and Identity Reporter at Kansas City Star

Culture & Identity Reporter for The Kansas City Star

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Articles

  • KC event planner remembered for making space where people felt safe to have fun

    1 week ago | kansascity.com | J.M. Banks

    Tracy Bobo, co-founded HBS to create events around the metro where people could come and connect and have fun while feeling secure. He died April 4 at the age of 54. Bobo Family Across Kansas City, Tracy Bobo was known as someone who created spaces where people could feel safe, welcomed and connected.

  • KC event planner remembered for making space where people felt safe to have fun

    1 week ago | yahoo.com | J.M. Banks

    Across Kansas City, Tracy Bobo was known as someone who created spaces where people could feel safe, welcomed and connected. For nearly two decades, Bobo and his organization HBS (Hooks, Bobo, Smith) offered alternatives to the typical nightlife, building a reputation for curating upscale, community-centered events for those looking for more than just bars and clubs.

  • Author educator and journalist Charles Coulter dies at 70

    3 weeks ago | kansascity.com | J.M. Banks

    Charles Coulter, who worked for The Star for nearly 30 years, wrote the book "Take Up the Black Man's Burden," a history of Black Kansas City from 1865 to 1939. [email protected] When Lewis Diuguid began working at The Kansas City Star as a reporter and photographer, the newsroom was a very different place. With only a few Black employees on staff, he found himself part of a small group of reporters who often had to work twice as hard to earn the respect of their white colleagues.

  • Former State Rep. used time in politics to bridge the divides he saw as a child

    3 weeks ago | kansascity.com | J.M. Banks

    Former Missouri Rep. Randy Dunn shares his journey, challenges as an LGBTQ politician of color, and his ongoing work in Kansas City's metro area. When Randy Dunn was in elementary school in the Kansas City School District, he was placed in a class for academically gifted students. At the time, he believed he was learning material far beyond what most children his age were being taught in a typical classroom.

  • Kansas worker helps small business. It's her way to build up communities

    4 weeks ago | kansascity.com | J.M. Banks

    Taylor Overton, the director of small business and entrepreneurship at the Kansas Department of Commerce, helps small business owners find the resources they need to succeed. Kansas Department of Commerce Taylor Overton comes from a long line of entrepreneurs.Her family's history in small business stretches back to her great-grandparents.

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JM Banks
JM Banks @JMBanksKC
9 Aug 22

Be sure to check out my latest article in @KCStar covering the talented @IAMJHUD. Such an amazing person who stopped by KC to show some love and support the kids! https://t.co/7HIpNnIj6u

JM Banks
JM Banks @JMBanksKC
1 Aug 22

Be sure to check out my latest article in @KCStar featuring some amazing local comedians. We are going over cancel culture, hostile crowds, and comics being attacked. https://t.co/sFGx7ZQJKt

JM Banks
JM Banks @JMBanksKC
1 Jul 22

Be sure to check out my latest article in @KCStar on Black artists finding representation in The Crossroads Art District. https://t.co/JbaW56hcuC