Kansas City Star Pens Love Letter To Reparations Coalition Chair

There's not even the guise of objectivity or even recognition of controversy in a recent feature report on a leader of the local reparations movement. 

Even worse, there's not much info . . .

Readers had to wade through about 2,500 words of a transcribed conversation in order to learn the KCMO is considering putting 510,000 BUCKS for slavery reparations into next year's budget. 

Sure, the backstory on the lady's beautiful dashiki was interesting but maybe not critical for local voters & taxpayers. 

Here's an overview after we cut to the chase of this ongoing story . . .

"Janay Reliford, who chairs the Kansas City Reparations Coalition, considers herself not just an activist pushing for reparations for Black Kansas Citians, but also someone who works in service to others. The KC native works tirelessly to see that other’s live quality lives."

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

The empowering story of a Kansas City teen mom who became a voice for Black reparations

"I don't see how anybody can continue to not be for reparations if they really have an understanding of the journey that African Americans have had."

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