Minority-Led

How the Chiefs inspired this Kansas City immigrant to embrace his new home (and start his own business)

By Tommy Felts / February 5, 2025

Editor’s note: The following story was published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. Robert Galica, an immigrant from Mexico City and a Chiefs fanatic, started hosting tailgates at Arrowhead Stadium in a school bus…

Start small, build demand, then scale: Founders offer blueprint to creating streetwear brands that outlast today’s trend

By Tommy Felts / February 4, 2025

With Kansas City’s often-crowded apparel scene mobbed by designers hoping to cash in on the Chiefs’ Super Bowl success, building a lasting brand is about much more than just having a good idea that meets the moment, said Vu Radley. “You have to know your ‘why’, who you are and why you’re doing it,” the…

‘You deserve to be there’: Young producer earns spot on broadcast team for Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl

By Tommy Felts / February 4, 2025

From a spot high above the field at Caesars Superdome, Caroline Muth hopes to help usher in the sound of history this Super Bowl Sunday, the Kansas City native shared. Win or lose, she’s already making (and controlling) waves in the male-dominated world of sports broadcasting, her team said. Muth is headed for a radio…

Entrepreneurship is the path to freedom; how Black business pioneers’ legacies still stand today

By Tommy Felts / February 4, 2025

Editor’s note: The perspectives expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Brandon Calloway is CEO and Co-Founder of Generating Income For Tomorrow (G.I.F.T.), and now writes a weekly blog, The Equity Advocate. In the past eighteen months of traveling from city to city, I’ve made it a point to delve into the histories of…

KC welcomed Baba’s Pantry with open arms; now a family bakery shows off Palestinian treats

By Tommy Felts / February 3, 2025

Editor’s note: The following story was published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective. Click here to read the original story or here to sign up for KCUR’s email newsletter. After their cafe was named one of 2022’s best new restaurants by Bon Appetit magazine, the Kamal family is expanding its…