Happy Monday, Kansas City!
Let’s see what’s going on in the city this week. Here are today’s headlines..
In Today’s Newsletter:
- Amazon drone delivery is coming to KC
- 10 entrepreneurs just received big funds from DoorDash
- KCK’s downtown transit hub is getting remodeled
- Shalese Clay is making headlines as Uzazi Village’s new CEO
💡 Black Trivia Question: What activist declared, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” in their 1857 speech on abolition and self-determination?
A. Frederick Douglass B. Harriet Tubman C. Philip Alexander Bell D. Robert Fox
*See the answer after “In Other News”*
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KANSAS CITY NEWS
Amazon Drone Delivery Coming to Kansas City: What You Need to Know
Some KC-area residents may soon be able to order an item from Amazon and have it delivered by a drone faster than a pizza.
KANSAS CITY NEWS
Ten KC Entrepreneurs Get $50K Boost from DoorDash Program
Ten local shops are getting a boost to help them gear up for next year’s World Cup and beyond through DoorDash’s first Midwest restaurant accelerator program.
See who is receiving the funding
A MESSAGE FROM THE KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION
WYANDOTTE NEWS
Downtown KCK Transit Hub to Get Facelift
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas Transportation Department won a big grant to transform the 7th & Minnesota Transit Hub.
See how much the grant is and how it will be used
COMMUNITY
Meet Shalese Clay: New Uzazi Village CEO
Shalese Clay is ready to tackle the work needed to provide for expecting mothers and families in Kansas City as Uzazi Village’s new CEO.
Supreme Court allows Trump to revoke protected status for thousands of Venezuelans. As part of the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policy, it seeks to reverse a Biden-era policy that extended protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelans. (NBC)
Netflix teases the cast of ‘A Different World’ spinoff. Netflix’s “A Different World” spinoff pilot has reportedly cast six leading roles, including Tichina Arnold’s daughter, Alijah Kai. (The Grio)
Trivia Answer: A. Frederick Douglass. On August 3, 1857, Frederick Douglass delivered a “West India Emancipation” speech at Canandaigua, New York, on the twenty-third anniversary of the event.
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