The Grandmother of KC Tenants: Diane Charity's Lifelong Battle for Justice

The Grandmother of KC Tenants: Diane Charity's Lifelong Battle for Justice

Diane Charity learned street-level advocacy in 1962 at the age of 12.  It was the Civil Rights era, and her grandmother “volun-told” her to canvass door-to-door with Kansas City’s powerful, political-action group Freedom Inc. “We learned how to talk to people about who to vote for,” Charity says. “We learned how to build relationships.”  Charity — who turns 75 this year — continues that fight. What began with her grandmother was ramped up when h…