KCK Loses Two Public Servants Who Among Many Other Efforts Helped Preserve Area’s Black History

The Kansas City Globe e-Edition

Kansas City, Kan. lost two public servants both of whom had a passion for chronicling and preserving Kansas City, Kansas’ rich African-American history. Last week, news spread of the passing of longtime KCK historian and former councilman Chester Owens, 91, and Marvin Robinson, 67, Kansas State Representative, 35th District.

Owens, is widely known for his many contributions to Kansas City, Kan. The…