The Black Pantry, a shop with a mission to spotlight Black brands and businesses, continues to grow. Owner Brian Roberts started his shop as a pop-up trailer, eventually moving in and sharing a space with Made In KC’s Martini Corner store. Now the shop is getting a space all its own, with a few new… Continue reading The Black Pantry Opens In A New Space & Debuts A Cocktail & Coffee Bar
Although she initially wanted to be a rapper like Missy Elliott, Kansas City’s first poet laureate, Melissa Ferrer Civil, discovered the magic of the written word through Maya Angelou’s poem, “I Will Rise.” Civil lost her older sister at 12, and it was in the wake of that heartbreak, when the world seemed especially dark… Continue reading Meet Melissa Ferrer Civil, KC’s first poet laureate who’s putting community first
