This driving audio tour features my narration at the former Dixie Belle Bar, where I speak about its troubled, racist past. The KC Rainbow Tour moves through key landmarks of LGBTQ+ history, with stops curated by community leaders, artists, and scholars.
“One of those voices, Barrett noted, is Nasir Montalvo, the managing editor of the Kansas City Defender and the “Black/queer Kansas City” curator, who talks about how different the experience was for people of color in those sanctuary spaces.”
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