Tag: Kansas city
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Reonda Thompson: Delightfully Daring Poet
How this writer boldly uses her gift to find herself and encourages others to do the same. Words are everywhere. Being flung about in their many mediums and then sticking to us for only our own individual reasons. The relationship between us and them, is a relentless search for growth and understanding. Specifically, understanding one […]
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Wildflower Project: Ode to Black Writers of Kansas City
The anticipated writer’s series set to start in less than two weeks Here is the thing about Black writers of Kansas City; we reflect a unique group of explorers and leaders through our talents. We are risk-takers, imagination drivers and critical believers of our words and work. Traveling with the wind, collecting experiences like trinkets […]
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Write Away: Urgent Call to Black Writers in Kansas City
Seeking visionary voices, The Black Sunflower dedicates it’s latest series to Black writers in Kansas city. Going into 2020, many of us saw visions of ourselves excelling in personal and professional goals. Sights were set on reinvention within each of us and in our communities, however no one could expect the disruptions that have come. […]
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John Pannell: Spellbinding Visual Artist
Visual artist, John Pannell returns to Kansas City with a renewed creative palette. It’s hard to deny (and describe) how much I miss basketball. Sometimes more than others but certainly, right now. Those coaches I’ve had were not just teachers of the sport. They spoke through care and morality, which brought on many lessons. They […]
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Cynethia Williams: Vibrant Fashion Stylist
Kansas City artist, Cynethia Williams creates waves as a vibrant Fashion Stylist and influencer. There are times where the pressure of pursuing your passion is so high that it’s suffocating. This is when the fear of failure and the rushing momentum in life keeps us wrapped up in what we know too well; our comfort […]
