{"id":6746,"date":"2023-07-17T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/?post_type=blue_agent_articles&#038;p=6746"},"modified":"2023-07-17T19:55:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:55:00","slug":"july-2023-pride-juneteenth","status":"publish","type":"blue_agent_articles","link":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/blue_agent_articles\/july-2023-pride-juneteenth\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2023 &#8211; Pride, Juneteenth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Blue KC was out in force in June celebrating Juneteenth and Pride month. See where we showed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KC Current Pride Night<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue KC was the presenting sponsor of the June 4 KC Current Pride Night at Children\u2019s Mercy Park. Ceremonial first kick honors went to Jenny Housley, Blue KC Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, Blue KC Pride ERG Co-Chair Christopher Draven and Pride ERG member Julie Baker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Pride-Night-KC-Current.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Pride-Night-KC-Current.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Pride-Night-KC-Current-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KC PrideFest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a presenting sponsor of <a href=\"https:\/\/kcpridealliance.org\/\">KC PrideFest<\/a>, Blue KC employees marched in the June 10&nbsp;PrideFest Parade and had a booth at the June 9-11 KC PrideFest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"6748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Pride-parade-3_hero.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Pride-parade-3_hero.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Pride-parade-3_hero-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Pride-parade-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Pride-parade-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Pride-parade-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Pride-parade-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Pride-parade.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Business Pride Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue KC sponsored the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midamericalgbt.org\/business-pride-awards\/\">Business Pride Awards<\/a>&nbsp;June 30, which was hosted by the LGBT Mid-America Chamber of Commerce. The awards honor community and business leaders working to create a more inclusive business environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Juneteenth KC<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue KC recognized Juneteenth as a sponsor of the Juneteenth Heritage Festival in the 18<sup>th<\/sup> and Vine Historic Jazz District. Blue KC community health workers, customer service advocates, recruiters, and B.L.A.C.C. employee resource group members visited with attendees about preventive screenings and career opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/IMG_2410.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/IMG_2410.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/IMG_2410-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/IMG_2410-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/IMG_2410-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/IMG_2410-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6752,"template":"","blue_agent_categories":[32],"tag":[44],"class_list":["post-6746","blue_agent_articles","type-blue_agent_articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blue_agent_categories-news-for-all","tag-community"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>July 2023 - Pride, Juneteenth - The Blueprint Blog - Blue KC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"July 2023 - Pride, Juneteenth - The Blueprint Blog - Blue KC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Blue KC was out in force in June celebrating Juneteenth and Pride month. 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