Kansas City Oasis

Musical guest: Zee Underscore (https://zeeunderscore.com/) Community moment: Ron Ruhnke Featured speaker: Valerie Mendoza, "Beyond Brown: Mexican Struggles for Equality Before and After Brown V. Board” The momentous 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case dismantled racial segregation in public schools. Yet, the segregation experienced by Mexican and Mexican American students is often overlooked. This presentation looks at the ways the Latino communities banded together to fight discrimination and demand equal protection under the law, focusing special attention on Kansas examples. By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Join KC Oasis for the next book club event + snacks, immediately following the regular Sunday gathering. This month's book is "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone": From a New York Times bestselling author, psychotherapist and national advice columnist, a hilarious, thought-provoking and surprising new book that takes us behind the scenes of a therapist's world – where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she). By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).