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Kendrick Lamar: Shaping the Future of Music

5 March 2025
Alee Dickey
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Photo by Nihal Demirci Erenay via Uplash. In 2025, Kendrick Lamar solidified his place as one of the most influential artists of the 21st century.…

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“The Bachelorette” has finally cast the first Asian lead and why this matters

3 May 2024
Teresa Mainzer
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As a longtime fan of “The Bachelor” franchise, I anxiously awaited the announcement for who would be named the next “Bachelorette” in the Season 28…

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Racist Homecoming sign sparks outrage in greater Kansas City community

29 October 2021
Samantha Bahler
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Over the weekend of Sept. 24, 2021, a photo took the Olathe and Kansas City community by storm, prompting district and city-wide calls to action…

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Opinion: The Evolution of “Karen” Videos

25 September 2020
William Humphrey
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If you spend any time on social media platforms such as Youtube or TikTok, you have likely come across the trend of “Karen” videos. For…

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Opinion: Inclusivity and Diversity at the Oscars

25 September 2020
Archer Wright
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Since 1929, The Academy Awards have been primarily white. The first African-American actor to win in a competitive category was Hattie McDaniel in 1940 but…

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Students and alumni attend local protests in opposition to racism and police brutality

9 June 2020
Catherine Dema and Christina Kirk
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Following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, several members of the Jewell community have been involved in Black Lives Matter activism, as…

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Racist stereotypes removed from Kansas City Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”

6 December 2019
Hannah Tietz
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The Kansas City Ballet’s annual holiday production of “The Nutcracker” continues this year, but in recent years, productions across the country have received backlash for…

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Opinion: How to handle the Virginia scandals

22 February 2019
Kyler Schardein
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Over the course of the last month, the commonwealth of Virginia has been wracked by a series of scandals among their elected officials. As the…

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Letter to the Editor: Hannah Payne

12 February 2016
Hannah Payne
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Most of our campus possesses an incorrect understanding of the word “racism.” Racism is more than a joke that a group of friends whisper to…

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