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Kansas equity efforts bring little change after George Floyd

Kansas City, Kan. mayor Tyrone Garner collects trash while helping volunteers clean a neighborhood park Friday, April 22, 2022, in Kansas City, Kan. Garner was elected in last November becoming the city's first Black mayor and has created a committee that would propose police reforms. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Kansas City, Kan. mayor Tyrone Garner talks to barber David Grisby while helping volunteers clean a neighboring park Friday, April 22, 2022, in Kansas City, Kan. Garner was elected in last November becoming the city's first Black mayor and has created a committee that would propose police reforms. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Kansas City, Kan. mayor Tyrone Garner waves to a passerby while helping volunteers clean a neighborhood park Friday, April 22, 2022, in Kansas City, Kan. Garner was elected in last November becoming the city's first Black mayor and has created a committee that would propose police reforms. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Teresa Parks talks with a friend at the Little Apple Pride festival Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Manhattan, Kan. Inspired by protests following the death of George Floyd, parks co-founded a Black Lives Matter group and as part of a task force has pushed for more inclusion for people from diverse backgrounds in the predominantly white community. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Teresa Parks walks in the Little Apple Pride parade Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Manhattan, Kan. Inspired by protests following the death of George Floyd, parks co-founded a Black Lives Matter group and as part of a task force has pushed for more inclusion for people from diverse backgrounds in the predominantly white community. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Teresa Parks talks with a friend at the Little Apple Pride festival Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Manhattan, Kan. Inspired by protests following the death of George Floyd, parks co-founded a Black Lives Matter group and as part of a task force has pushed for more inclusion for people from diverse backgrounds in the predominantly white community. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Teresa Parks walks in the Little Apple Pride parade Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Manhattan, Kan. Inspired by protests following the death of George Floyd, parks co-founded a Black Lives Matter group and as part of a task force has pushed for more inclusion for people from diverse backgrounds in the predominantly white community. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas equity efforts bring little change after George Floyd