All Library locations will close early, Thursday, April 10 at 1:30 p.m. for Staff Day. Plaza Branch will close an hour earlier at 12:30 p.m. We appreciate your understanding and support as we take this opportunity to recognize the amazing individuals who make our library a welcoming place for all.
Kansas City Call (1919-2008)
The Kansas City Call is a Black weekly newspaper founded in 1919 to provide leadership for the Black community. It quickly became one of the most successful Black newspapers in the U.S. covering civil rights issues and fighting segregation, discrimination, and other important issues of the African American community. The paper has a strong history of encouraging African Americans to register and vote and of covering many key Black issues including school segregation and urban development.