An updated "Missouri Black History" exhibit is on display in the Capitol through the end of the year thanks to a partnership between the Missouri State Museum and Lincoln University. Lincoln, one ...

Kansas state Rep. Patrick Penn, a Wichita Republican, and Missouri state Rep. Justin Hicks, a St. Louis Republican, are each the only Black Republican state lawmakers in their respective legislatures.

Even though Black drivers only make up around 10.7% of the state's population, they were pulled over by law enforcement at a rate nearly twice the rate white drivers were stopped.

The state of Missouri will be honoring journalist and segregation fighter Lucile Bluford to kick start the month of July. An established state observance since 2016, Missouri recognizes Bluford's ...