# @thekansascitystar on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CrOVGZxNQon
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18810614-thekansascitystar-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-04-19T16:09:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kansas City Star (@thekansascitystar) — https://gondola.cc/thekansascitystar

## Caption

As hundreds of people gathered in Kansas City’s Northland over the weekend to demand justice for Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager shot by a white man in Clay County, Nicole Price heard a shout come from a passing car. 

“Trump 2024!” a man who appeared to be in his late 20s or early 30s yelled at the crowd. 

Price has lived in the Northland, the vast expanse of Kansas City north of the Missouri River, for more than a decade. 

But Price, who is Black and owns a leadership development company, said her perception of safety has eroded in recent years amid increasing instances of “prejudice and bigotry and subtle acts of exclusion.” 

“All of those things make me feel not as safe just moving through my own community,” Price said. 

The shooting of Yarl, a 16-year-old high school student, last Thursday has provided for many vivid confirmation of the racism they say pervades the Northland. Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said Monday there was a “racial component” to the shooting, but didn’t elaborate. Yarl’s family said he sought help at three homes before someone assisted him.

The shooting has pointed a harsh spotlight on an area with a longtime reputation as a white enclave separated by the Missouri River from the more diverse city core. As local leaders grapple with the fallout, calls are growing for Northland leaders to more fully reckon with racism within their communities.

Read more about the history of the Northland and its diversity at the link in our bio. 

#KansasCity #RalphYarl #KC #NorthlandKC #KCMO

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