Lead to Read KC is hosting a Reading Rally featuring Kansas City Chiefs QB and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes as part of his 15 and the Mahomies Foundation Read for 15 program. Approximately 3,000 students from Lead to Read KC partner schools across the metropolitan area are expected to attend the rally on Friday, April 12 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the T-Mobile Center.
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Black Kansas City stories to be presented to United Nations
The Mayor’s Commission on Reparations hosted Howard Law Professor Justin Hansford during his listening tour across 40 cities in the United States for the Black Audit Report. Kansas City African Americans provided their perspective on what the state of the community is ahead of Hansford’s presentation to the United Nations Permanent Forum on people of African descent.
Love KC Living Podcast – S7 E1
Linda Hughes with Lead to Read KC tells her story behind volunteering to serve children by helping them learn to read.
Emeritus College Special Program: Linda Hughes and the “Lead to Read KC” program
Lead To Read KC is a not-for-profit organization that aims to “provide reading and mentoring support to students in first through third grade who attend high-need schools.” On October 23, 2023 Linda Hughes, Director for Outreach, told us how they accomplish their mission.
Explore KC’s rich writing and publishing scene
Kansas City is home to novelists and poets, bookstores and publishers, libraries and writer’s groups, creating a rich literary landscape.
Mahomes Foundation remains busy this week in Kansas City
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes may be away in Las Vegas at the moment, but his charity work in his hometown hasn’t stopped.