Editor’s Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically underrepresented communities and their impact on our region. The series builds on The Star’s efforts to improve coverage of local communities. Do you know someone we should interview? Share ideas with our reporter J.M. Banks.
James Donnelson, better known as J.R. Hoodstar, grew up in Wyandotte County’s housing projects, surrounded by crime, poverty and instability.
He quickly realized that many young men lacked one crucial thing: direction…