The Unified Government of Wyandotte County in conjunction with their Black History Committee held their 33rd annual Black History and Scholarship Luncheon on Sat. Feb. 15 at Memorial Hall in downtown Kansas City, KS.
The event included scholarship presentations and a panel discussion on the Foundational Pillars of HBCUs and their role in building generational wealth, public service, and cultural preservation for over 150 years.
Individual awards included the Community Leader Award presented to Dr. Latoria Chinn and Community Business Award to Clippin 2 Please Barber Shop.
A special tribute to Jerel McGeachy, Jr. who was a presenter at the luncheon in 2023. McGeachy, who was known across the region for his delivery of a rendition of a Martin Luther King speech, and his mother were shot and killed by his father in a murder-suicide in April 2024.
