Tag: George Williams

Juneteenth efforts confront ‘complex history’, generational trauma in KC communities

By Tommy Felts / June 18, 2024

Celebrating Juneteenth in Prairie Village — a community that historically excluded people of color — is a sign of progress, said Dr. George Williams. Stand Up For Black Lives+ Prairie Village and the Johnson County NAACP recently organized a weekend Juneteenth event — the groups’ fourth annual commemoration of June 19, 1865, the day the…

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