{"id":2057,"date":"2021-08-08T13:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2057"},"modified":"2021-08-08T13:52:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T17:52:37","slug":"tamika-kansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2057","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Tamika Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/12512747_10208917836280579_1011814144336945129_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/12512747_10208917836280579_1011814144336945129_n.jpg\" alt=\"Tamika Kansas\" class=\"wp-image-113836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/12512747_10208917836280579_1011814144336945129_n.jpg 540w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/12512747_10208917836280579_1011814144336945129_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/12512747_10208917836280579_1011814144336945129_n-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Tamika Kansas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tamika Kansas was an entertainer from Columbus, Ohio.  Beloved for her comedy and friendship Tamika really left a mark on all who knew her.  We sadly lost Tamika in February of 2021.  We salute the artistry that was Tamika Kansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/12512747_10208917836280579_1011814144336945129_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/12512747_10208917836280579_1011814144336945129_n.jpg\" alt=\"Tamika Kansas\" data-id=\"113836\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/12512747_10208917836280579_1011814144336945129_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=113836\" class=\"wp-image-113836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/12512747_10208917836280579_1011814144336945129_n.jpg 540w, 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Kansas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/13041335_10209121160123548_1068815202051569741_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/13041335_10209121160123548_1068815202051569741_o-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"74691\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/13041335_10209121160123548_1068815202051569741_o.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=74691\" class=\"wp-image-74691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/13041335_10209121160123548_1068815202051569741_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/13041335_10209121160123548_1068815202051569741_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/13041335_10209121160123548_1068815202051569741_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/13041335_10209121160123548_1068815202051569741_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/13041335_10209121160123548_1068815202051569741_o-326x326.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/13041335_10209121160123548_1068815202051569741_o-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/13041335_10209121160123548_1068815202051569741_o.jpg 1369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Tamika Kansas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tamika Kansas: Archives<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ad History<\/span><\/strong><ul><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=85727\">Toolbox Saloon (Columbus, Ohio)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tamika Kansas: Performance History<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some venues and events that Tamika has been a part of include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><b>Columbus, Ohio<\/b>: Puckers Bar &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=73029\">Southbend Tavern<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=75666\">Toolbox Saloon<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tamika Kansas: Links<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tamika.kansas\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/johnztoy\" target=\"_blank\">Myspace<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tamika Kansas was an entertainer from Columbus, Ohio. Beloved for her comedy and friendship Tamika really left a mark on&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=2057\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> In Loving Memory of Tamika Kansas<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":113836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[22,5],"class_list":["post-2057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainers","tag-in-loving-memory","tag-ohio","wpcat-6-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/113836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}