Zach Perez
@zach-pepez.bsky.social
He/Him | 🇲🇽🏳️🌈 | Journalist | Event Producer | Comedian/Storyteller | Email: zjperez@kcur.org / zperez@themoth.org
I got a new job!
I'm still with @kcur.org, but I've taken on a new role, Audience Engagement Strategist.
In this new position I'll keep some of my responsibilities with our community engagement team, manage our social media, and lead production on short-form video content!
I'm still with @kcur.org, but I've taken on a new role, Audience Engagement Strategist.
In this new position I'll keep some of my responsibilities with our community engagement team, manage our social media, and lead production on short-form video content!
July 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I got a new job!
I'm still with @kcur.org, but I've taken on a new role, Audience Engagement Strategist.
In this new position I'll keep some of my responsibilities with our community engagement team, manage our social media, and lead production on short-form video content!
I'm still with @kcur.org, but I've taken on a new role, Audience Engagement Strategist.
In this new position I'll keep some of my responsibilities with our community engagement team, manage our social media, and lead production on short-form video content!
"We will never be at the arrived state. It will always be a process of making the neighborhood a better place to live.”
Read my latest w/@kcur.org on how two generations of leadership at the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council are building faith in the future of their east side community.
Read my latest w/@kcur.org on how two generations of leadership at the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council are building faith in the future of their east side community.
Leaders in Kansas City's Ivanhoe neighborhood refuse to let federal budget cuts stop progress
Despite its long history of valuable service to the community, recent challenges within the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council have cast doubt on the future of the organization and the residents of the neig...
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May 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"We will never be at the arrived state. It will always be a process of making the neighborhood a better place to live.”
Read my latest w/@kcur.org on how two generations of leadership at the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council are building faith in the future of their east side community.
Read my latest w/@kcur.org on how two generations of leadership at the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council are building faith in the future of their east side community.
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From Target to Walmart, retailers are fighting two battles at once: a financial battle to keep costs low in the face of new tariffs, and a political one to avoid the president's wrath.
Retailers feel pressure to eat the price increases from tariffs
From Target to Walmart, retailers are fighting two battles at once: a financial battle to keep costs low in the face of new tariffs, and a political one to avoid the president's wrath.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
From Target to Walmart, retailers are fighting two battles at once: a financial battle to keep costs low in the face of new tariffs, and a political one to avoid the president's wrath.
I'll be speaking at this event about my time working on @npr.org's Seeking Common Ground series!
I'm excited to meet everyone who comes out to share their ideas and desires for future community engagement programs at @kcur.org and American Public Square!
I'm excited to meet everyone who comes out to share their ideas and desires for future community engagement programs at @kcur.org and American Public Square!
Shaping the Future of Local Programs: Spring Event - American Public Square
Hosted at the Brew Lab, American Public Square once again invites local leaders, residents, and organizations to explore how we can collectively shape more meaningful, inclusive, and engaging programming for our community.
americanpublicsquare.org
May 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Our next Kansas City Moth StorySlam is one week away (Monday May 12th) and I’m looking for people who are willing to share their stories with our audience! I’ve got 10 FREE TICKETS to hand out to those willing to drop their name in the hat for a chance at getting called up on stage to tell a story!
The Moth in Kansas City: Only in Kansas City
The Moth is a nonprofit organization that builds empathy through live and virtual storytelling shows, open-mic storytelling events, The Moth Radio Hour, The Moth Podcast and storytelling workshops.
themoth.org
May 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Our next Kansas City Moth StorySlam is one week away (Monday May 12th) and I’m looking for people who are willing to share their stories with our audience! I’ve got 10 FREE TICKETS to hand out to those willing to drop their name in the hat for a chance at getting called up on stage to tell a story!
During its yearly Cinco de Mayo celebration, the Central Avenue Betterment Association held the “Good Of All People’s Rally,” which aimed to support the area’s growing population of Mexican residents amid an increasingly hostile political environment for Latinos in America.
My latest w/@kcur.org:
My latest w/@kcur.org:
Kansas City, Kansas, Latinos rally at Cinco de Mayo celebration: ‘We are here to stay’
In addition to its yearly Cinco de Mayo celebration, the Central Avenue Betterment Association organized the “Good Of All People’s Rally.” The demonstration aimed to highlight and support the area’s g...
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May 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
During its yearly Cinco de Mayo celebration, the Central Avenue Betterment Association held the “Good Of All People’s Rally,” which aimed to support the area’s growing population of Mexican residents amid an increasingly hostile political environment for Latinos in America.
My latest w/@kcur.org:
My latest w/@kcur.org:
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BREAKING: Electronic Arts is laying off between 300 and 400 staff, including around 100 at Respawn, and canceling a Titanfall extraction shooter that was in early development, according to people familiar. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Electronic Arts Lays Off Hundreds, Cancels ‘Titanfall’ Game
The video-game publisher cuts between 300 and 400 jobs
www.bloomberg.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
BREAKING: Electronic Arts is laying off between 300 and 400 staff, including around 100 at Respawn, and canceling a Titanfall extraction shooter that was in early development, according to people familiar. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Pete Hegseth today announced he's "proudly" ending a Pentagon program intended to advance women's participation in peace-building and security.
The program was signed into law by Trump in 2017 with the support of Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio and Ivanka Trump.
The program was signed into law by Trump in 2017 with the support of Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio and Ivanka Trump.
Hegseth ends Trump-backed Pentagon program for women
The first Trump administration touted the program as having "advanced women's economic empowerment."
www.axios.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Pete Hegseth today announced he's "proudly" ending a Pentagon program intended to advance women's participation in peace-building and security.
The program was signed into law by Trump in 2017 with the support of Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio and Ivanka Trump.
The program was signed into law by Trump in 2017 with the support of Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio and Ivanka Trump.
Watched all three of the premiere episodes last night, this show is so god damn good.
If you consume only one piece of media to come out of the Star Wars franchise please have it be this.
If you consume only one piece of media to come out of the Star Wars franchise please have it be this.
Mature, thrilling and deeply emotional, Disney+'s "Andor" Season 2 is the "Star Wars" for grownups, and possibly even better than Season 1.
'Andor' is still the out-and-out best 'Star Wars' project Disney has ever made: Review
Mature, thrilling and deeply emotional, Disney+'s "Andor" Season 2 is the "Star Wars" for grownups, and possibly even better than Season 1.
bit.ly
April 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Watched all three of the premiere episodes last night, this show is so god damn good.
If you consume only one piece of media to come out of the Star Wars franchise please have it be this.
If you consume only one piece of media to come out of the Star Wars franchise please have it be this.
Another call out for Kansas City storytellers!
Want to attend an upcoming Kansas City Moth StorySLAM for FREE?
Let me know you've got a story to share and I can get you in! 🧵/
Let me know you've got a story to share and I can get you in! 🧵/
The Moth in Kansas City: Bloom
The Moth is a nonprofit organization that builds empathy through live and virtual storytelling shows, open-mic storytelling events, The Moth Radio Hour, The Moth Podcast and storytelling workshops.
themoth.org
April 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Another call out for Kansas City storytellers!
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Freed after more than 43 years in prison, Sandra Hemme’s story illustrates how difficult it is to correct errors when the criminal justice system gets it wrong.
In Missouri, the challenge is complicated by an attorney general's office that opposes innocence claims regardless of the evidence.
In Missouri, the challenge is complicated by an attorney general's office that opposes innocence claims regardless of the evidence.
In Missouri, innocence isn't enough to get out of prison. The attorney general wants it that way
Freed after more than 43 years in prison, Sandra Hemme’s story illustrates how difficult it is to correct errors when the criminal justice system gets it wrong. In Missouri, the challenge is complicat...
www.kcur.org
April 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Freed after more than 43 years in prison, Sandra Hemme’s story illustrates how difficult it is to correct errors when the criminal justice system gets it wrong.
In Missouri, the challenge is complicated by an attorney general's office that opposes innocence claims regardless of the evidence.
In Missouri, the challenge is complicated by an attorney general's office that opposes innocence claims regardless of the evidence.
Want to attend an upcoming Kansas City Moth StorySLAM for FREE?
Let me know you've got a story to share and I can get you in! 🧵/
Let me know you've got a story to share and I can get you in! 🧵/
The Moth in Kansas City: Bloom
The Moth is a nonprofit organization that builds empathy through live and virtual storytelling shows, open-mic storytelling events, The Moth Radio Hour, The Moth Podcast and storytelling workshops.
themoth.org
March 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Want to attend an upcoming Kansas City Moth StorySLAM for FREE?
Let me know you've got a story to share and I can get you in! 🧵/
Let me know you've got a story to share and I can get you in! 🧵/
Reposted by Zach Perez
Kansas City Public Schools has goals to increase its numbers of Black and Latino teachers.
But a parents’ group from Virginia has filed a complaint with the Equal Opportunity Commission, saying that’s race-based hiring and it’s discriminatory.
Via @thebeacon.bsky.social:
But a parents’ group from Virginia has filed a complaint with the Equal Opportunity Commission, saying that’s race-based hiring and it’s discriminatory.
Via @thebeacon.bsky.social:
Kansas City Public Schools targeted by Virginia group over hiring of Black and Latino teachers
Kansas City Public Schools has goals to increase its numbers of Black and Latino teachers. A parents’ group says that’s race-based hiring and it’s discriminatory.
www.kcur.org
March 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Kansas City Public Schools has goals to increase its numbers of Black and Latino teachers.
But a parents’ group from Virginia has filed a complaint with the Equal Opportunity Commission, saying that’s race-based hiring and it’s discriminatory.
Via @thebeacon.bsky.social:
But a parents’ group from Virginia has filed a complaint with the Equal Opportunity Commission, saying that’s race-based hiring and it’s discriminatory.
Via @thebeacon.bsky.social:
Natalie Zarate spent 22 years working to gain her citizenship after coming to the US illegally as a child. She now worries that the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on immigration and end birthright citizenship could endanger her and her family.
Read my latest w/@kcur.org:
Read my latest w/@kcur.org:
She arrived in Overland Park undocumented. It took her 22 years to get her citizenship
28-year-old Natalie Zarate spent two decades working towards becoming a citizen after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally as a child. Except now she worries that the Trump administration’s aggre...
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March 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Natalie Zarate spent 22 years working to gain her citizenship after coming to the US illegally as a child. She now worries that the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on immigration and end birthright citizenship could endanger her and her family.
Read my latest w/@kcur.org:
Read my latest w/@kcur.org:
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NEW: Passengers will lose nearly half of Kansas City’s bus routes if the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s budget cuts go into effect.
And they would also lose the rideshare service IRIS, which fills holes in the bus system.
And they would also lose the rideshare service IRIS, which fills holes in the bus system.
Kansas City's rideshare helps people travel where buses don't. Budget cuts may end both
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority's proposal to cut bus routes would also defund IRIS, a rideshare service intended to fill the city’s transportation gaps. For people without cars, that wo...
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March 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
NEW: Passengers will lose nearly half of Kansas City’s bus routes if the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s budget cuts go into effect.
And they would also lose the rideshare service IRIS, which fills holes in the bus system.
And they would also lose the rideshare service IRIS, which fills holes in the bus system.
"I told him I was an American citizen, and he looked at his other partner like, you know, smiling, like saying, can you believe this guy? Because he asked the other guy, ‘Do you believe him?”
‘Just following Hispanic people': Citizen detained by ICE questions vote for Trump
A naturalized Hispanic man says he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who were looking for another person on a deportation order, and now the man is questioning his vote for Pr...
www.nbcwashington.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"I told him I was an American citizen, and he looked at his other partner like, you know, smiling, like saying, can you believe this guy? Because he asked the other guy, ‘Do you believe him?”
Local resident Chuck Nunn raised similar concerns about federal workers.
"I wasn't paid. It makes no sense. If they were going to have a paid actor, they would pick somebody a hell of a lot better looking than I am, and someone that's much better spoken than I am."
www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...
"I wasn't paid. It makes no sense. If they were going to have a paid actor, they would pick somebody a hell of a lot better looking than I am, and someone that's much better spoken than I am."
www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...
Sen. Roger Marshall walks back claim that Kansas town hall attendees were paid
Kansas Republican Roger Marshall now says it was only a rumor that people were paid to attend his town hall in Oakley, and he doesn't have evidence.
www.cjonline.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Local resident Chuck Nunn raised similar concerns about federal workers.
"I wasn't paid. It makes no sense. If they were going to have a paid actor, they would pick somebody a hell of a lot better looking than I am, and someone that's much better spoken than I am."
www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...
"I wasn't paid. It makes no sense. If they were going to have a paid actor, they would pick somebody a hell of a lot better looking than I am, and someone that's much better spoken than I am."
www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...
Hi y’all!
For my next story with @kcur.org, I'm looking to speak with KC area residents who have immigrated to the US, and completed the process to obtain citizenship or permanent legal status after moving here.
If that sounds like you or someone you know, feel free to reach out!
For my next story with @kcur.org, I'm looking to speak with KC area residents who have immigrated to the US, and completed the process to obtain citizenship or permanent legal status after moving here.
If that sounds like you or someone you know, feel free to reach out!
March 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hi y’all!
For my next story with @kcur.org, I'm looking to speak with KC area residents who have immigrated to the US, and completed the process to obtain citizenship or permanent legal status after moving here.
If that sounds like you or someone you know, feel free to reach out!
For my next story with @kcur.org, I'm looking to speak with KC area residents who have immigrated to the US, and completed the process to obtain citizenship or permanent legal status after moving here.
If that sounds like you or someone you know, feel free to reach out!
Fantastic episode!
Zach thinks his dad's gotten swept up in conspiracy theories, while his father thinks Zach is the one who can't see the truth. So his dad writes out a list of 10 predictions, and they place a $10K bet — each trying to get the other to see once and for all who is right.
Ten Things I Don't Want To Hate About You - This American Life
Zach Mack and his dad try to mend a rift between them in a very unusual way.
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February 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Fantastic episode!
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Investigative journalists around the world relied on funding from the U.S. Now, after the Trump administration abruptly stopped all foreign assistance from the USAID and other federal agencies this month, those watchdogs are scrambling to survive a sudden cash crunch.
Cuts at USAID and Elsewhere Strain Global Journalism
Investigative journalists around the world relied on funding from the U.S. Now, those watchdogs are scrambling to survive a sudden cash crunch.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Investigative journalists around the world relied on funding from the U.S. Now, after the Trump administration abruptly stopped all foreign assistance from the USAID and other federal agencies this month, those watchdogs are scrambling to survive a sudden cash crunch.
Reposted by Zach Perez
The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.
Venezuelan men allege mistreatment while in detention in Guantánamo Bay
The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.
www.npr.org
February 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The men told NPR they were kept in the dark about why they were in Guantánamo Bay, and were denied access to an attorney or a phone call with loved ones.
Reposted by Zach Perez
Breaking news: The Supreme Court appeared to support the idea of making it easier for men, White people and straight people to sue for job discrimination, based on oral arguments Wednesday.
Supreme Court seems poised to lower bar for Whites to sue for job bias
Marlean Ames challenged rulings requiring members of majority groups to meet a higher bar to prove job discrimination than groups that traditionally face bias.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Breaking news: The Supreme Court appeared to support the idea of making it easier for men, White people and straight people to sue for job discrimination, based on oral arguments Wednesday.
After a highly publicized raid on a Mexican restaurant in Liberty, Missouri, immigration advocates and attorneys are rushing to educate business owners on their rights when dealing with federal immigration authorities.
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As ICE threat scares customers, Kansas City businesses urged to 'protect people working for you'
After a highly publicized raid on a Mexican restaurant in Liberty, Missouri, earlier this month, immigration advocates and attorneys are rushing to educate business owners on their rights when dealing...
www.kcur.org
February 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
After a highly publicized raid on a Mexican restaurant in Liberty, Missouri, immigration advocates and attorneys are rushing to educate business owners on their rights when dealing with federal immigration authorities.
Read my latest with from @kcur.org:
Read my latest with from @kcur.org: