From inside the Sabin CDC center in Northeast Portland, a chorus of percussion music carried out the open door and onto the street outside. At the back of the newly expanded community center, a group ...

SOUTHWICK — Nearly 20 elementary-aged children have gathered in a circle, many of them starting to play with a djembe, a traditional West African drum. The others are clamoring for hand-held frame ...

It’s a Monday evening — after work for most everyone in the brightly lit studio. But here the 13 women and three men are giving off white-hot energy. The men rhythmically and ferociously beat the ...

Editor's Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities and their impact on our region. The series builds on The Star ...