Events

Martin Luther King Conference at UMKC features Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to be an AntiRacist, among others. Virtual conference is free but requires registration: https://info.umkc.edu/diversity/events-programs/martin-luther-king-jr-lecture-series/

Board of Police Commissioners monthly meeting. Check website for details (to see if meeting will be help in person or online only).

Isabel Wilkerson: Virtual talk via Kansas City Public Library (free). Register: https://kckpl.librarymarket.com/events/isabel-wilkerson

Bob Kendrick was named President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) in March 2011 His appointment marked a celebrated return to the NLBM after a 13-month departure. Kendrick became the museum’s first Director of Marketing in 1998 and was named Vice President of Marketing in 2009 before accepting the post as Executive Director of the National Sports Center for the Disabled-Kansas City in 2010.

In his role at the NLBM, Kendrick is responsible for the museum’s day-to-day operations and the development and implementation of strategies to advance the mission of the 501 c3, not-for-profit organization. Since rejoining the NLBM in 2011, he has helped orchestrate a more than $10 million turnaround that has helped the NLBM regain its vitality and financial stability. 

Kendrick began his association with the NLBM as a volunteer during his 10-year newspaper career with The Kansas City Star. As senior copywriter for The Star’s Promotions Department, he won, or was part of a creative team that won, numerous local and regional advertising and marketing awards. He developed the advertising concept and campaign that helped attract more 10,000 people (in less than 30 days) to see the debut of the Museum’s first traveling exhibit in the summer of 1993. The success of that promotion led to an appointment to the museum’s Board of Directors in the fall of ‘93.

In his nearly five years on the Museum’s board, Kendrick served as Secretary/Treasurer and chaired the Membership and Event Planning committees. He was co-chairman of the Museum’s grand-opening gala celebration that attracted nearly 2,000 people to Bartle Hall in November of 1997. The event raised more than $500,000 in support of the NLBM.

Kendrick has been responsible for the creation of several signature museum educational programs and events including the Hall of Game which annually honors former Major League Baseball greats who played the game in the spirit and signature style of the Negro Leagues.

And while he doesn’t fashion himself to be a historian, Kendrick has become one of the leading authorities on the topic of Negro Leagues Baseball history and its connection to issues relating to sports, race and diversity. He has been a contributing writer for “Ebony Magazine” and the national Urban League’s “Opportunity Magazine.”

In 2006, the Greater Kansas City Black Chamber of Commerce awarded him the Mary Lona Diversity Award and he was named “Citizen of the Year” by the Omicron Xi Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. In 2009, The Kansas City Globe named Kendrick to the paper’s list of “100 Most Influential African-Americans in Greater Kansas City.” In January 2014, Kendrick was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.

A native of Crawfordville, Ga., Kendrick received a basketball scholarship to attend Park College (Parkville, Mo.) in 1980 and earned a B.A. degree in Communications Arts in 1985.

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

Tucker Trotter is an owner and CEO of Dimensional Innovations (DI), an Experience Design, Build and Technology firm based in Overland Park, Kansas, with offices around the US. Committed to creativity and excellence, he has been one of the driving forces behind the company’s dramatically expanded capabilities, transforming Dimensional Innovations into a recognized, respected and unrivaled industry powerhouse. DI is nationally recognized and has been featured in Fortune, Inc. Magazine, USA Today and more. The company has also been named to the Inc. 5000, a list of the country’s fastest-growing companies, for six consecutive years. 

As a college student studying Industrial Design, Tucker joined Dimensional Innovations (then Schofield Design) as a summer intern. He now proudly serves DI as the CEO where he focuses his energy on creating a strong culture, a clear vision for the future and spreading awareness about DI’s amazing team and capabilities. 

DI exists to create remarkable experiences, with local work including the library books gracing the Kansas City Library parking garage, the Royals’ Hall of Fame, Arrowhead Stadium, Children’s Mercy, Liberty Memorial, and numerous corporate headquarters. DI’s portfolio encompasses NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA, along with major installations in museums, hall of fames, entertainment districts across the country and well over 500 cinemas around the world. DI has also launched many new services and products in numerous other markets while also helping launch other companies like Shield Casework, an organization creating medical- and sports-focused casework and furniture; Rockbox, a video content business; and DI Build, a woman-owned construction company.

Tucker is committed to entrepreneurship and our community, proudly establishing the Dimensional Innovations Foundation, an employee-funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit. He is a founding partner in the Parade of Hearts; Vice-Chair for the Dean’s Advisory Board for the School of Architecture and Design and founding donor to the Center for Design Research at the University of Kansas; Boy Scouts of America, Heart of America Council Board of Directors; Trustee of the Fredrick J. McCoy Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic at Children’s Mercy Hospital; member of the University of Kansas Health System Advancement; and past Honorary Co-Chair of Red Hot Nights for Children’s Mercy Hospital. He also holds positions on For-Profit boards including Shield Casework, DI Build and Cogent, Inc. 

Tucker lives in Leawood with his wife, Mandi, and three kids, Drew, Mae and Lucy. He loves cycling and gravel endurance rides and traveling with his family.

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

Open Justice Committee discussion with Lora McDonald, executive director of MORE2 (Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity). Come to learn about the MORE2 mission and activities, ask questions. Let us see if there are opportunities to work together. Join Zoom meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83038827724?pwd=ZUxTd1U0TVpXaHpjbGxTcG1jYTgxZz09 Meeting ID: 830 3882 7724 Passcode: 812617 Phone: +16465588656,,83038827724#,,,,*812617# US (New York)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

Join us for a driving tour that takes us on a journey through the city and the history of segregation in the Kansas City Metro.  The tour takes about 1 ½ hours starting in the north parking lot of Shawnee Mission East High School 7500 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS 66208 and ends at the Linwood YMCA/James B. Nutter, Sr. Community Center 3800 Linwood Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64128.

Before starting the tour, you will want to download the VoiceMap app. Attached is the website that gives a description of the driving tour as well as the link to download the app.  https://www.jocolibrary.org/our-stories/history-segregation-kansas-city

Please RSVP Eric Wymore at eric.wymore@metcalfpartners.com if you plan on attending.  Depending on each person’s comfort level, let Eric know if you are willing to chauffeur other masked up attendees.

eMoney

https://youtu.be/RxR3R756xTA

Regular monthly meeting of the Justice Committee. All are invited to join the virtual meeting.  

https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/1499208118
For the best audio experience, please use computer audio.

Or iPhone one-tap :
    US: +1(623)4049000,,1499208118# (US West)

816-918-2728 if you are having connection problems

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

Isabel Wilkerson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, is the author of the bestsellers Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents and The Warmth of Other Suns. 

The Plaza Rotary Club's Justice Commitee's book club recently read Caste and has held a series of discussions about the book. This virtual lecture is free but reservations are required. Register at info.umkc.edu/cockefair/whats-new or by phone at 816-235-1563.

Kirby Asplund is the Rotary District 6040 Public Image chair, and a past-president of the Rotary Club of Lee’s Summit. He’s been involved in advertising, marketing and communications for his entire career, including 18 years as a senior marketing director with Penton Media, the nation’s largest business to business media information company. He has an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management.

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)

• Between Christmas and New Years
• Changing of the Guard (End of June)
• Independence Day Week
• Plaza Art Fair (Late September)