‘Troost Is Not Scary’: Kansas City Equity Walk Proves How Black Businesses Revived Historic Street

‘Troost is not scary’: Kansas City Equity Walk proves how Black businesses revived historic street

On Friday, Brandon Calloway will lead a 10-mile walk to showcase 24 Black-owned businesses along Troost Avenue, challenging decades-old stigmas about Kansas City’s former racial dividing line.

Kansas City Small Biz Walk Organizers Declare: 'Troost Is Not Scary'

For the most part . . . They're correct.There has been an influx into the area and MILLIONS worth of local government investment and giveaways that have transformed the avenue. Here's a peek at one more effort to try and change perceptions. . . Read more at tonyskansascity.com

‘Troost is not scary’: Kansas City Equity Walk highlights Black business revival on historic street

Urban Restaurant co-owners Justin Clark (left) and Ron Evans (right) in front of their year-old restaurant space at Armour Boulevard and Troost Avenue. (Thomas White/The Beacon) Ron Evans used to walk with his grandmother — as she clutched her purse — past the intersection of Troost Avenue and Armour Boulevard because she didn’t feel safe walking to Save A Lot alone. At that very same intersection, Urban Restaurant (formerly Urban Cafe) now host…

'Troost is not scary': Kansas City Equity Walk highlights Black business revival on historic street

Ron Evans used to walk with his grandmother — as she clutched her purse — past the intersection of Troost Avenue and Armour Boulevard because she didn’t feel safe walking to Save A Lot alone.At that very same intersection, Urban Restaurant (formerly Urban Cafe) now hosts dinner guests  as part of a pocket of redevelopment that includes several apartment complexes and a Chase Bank branch.“The first time she came in here, she was blown away at how…