In her new book, Come and Get Your Love, Latasha Townsend authors her personal story using the pseudonym Lovely, a young woman who moves to a new town in hopes […]
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Jay-Z’s Team Roc Donates Million to Midwest Innocence Project
Rapper Jay-Z’s social justice philanthropic group Team Roc has donated $1 million to the non-profit Midwest Innocence Projects just weeks after the Team filed a lawsuit against the Kansas City, […]
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City HR Department renamed, Hires Andrea Dorch as Director
Kansas City’s Human Relations Department is updating its name to the Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Department in an effort to renew focus on investigating civil rights violations and ensuring […]
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Missouri Has Enrolled 4,300 People in Expanded Medicaid Program
Roughly 4,300 Missourians eligible for health care under Medicaid expansion have been enrolled, a top Missouri Medicaid official said Thursday. That figure represents a little over a quarter of the […]
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What Happened to C.J.?
You’ve heard the saying, “three wrongs don’t make a right.” Once again, and all to familiar, we have an incident involving the justice system where a number of wrongs ended […]
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Strengthen the Vine First Fridays Continue into Fall Season
First Fridays on the Vine continued Oct. 1 with vendors, food and music in the heart of the Jazz District. Members of the Corvette Connected Club, which puts on car […]
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Rhonda Green’s Surviving The Sunrises & Sunsets is a Catalyst for Personal Growth
Rhonda Green’s novel, Surviving The Sunrises & Sunsets, is a combination of stories that tells the readers about the ups and downs of her life and serves as a guide […]
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KC’s 2nd Annual Midwest Soul Vegfest Provides Health and Wellness Education
Last weekend, the second annual Midwest Soul Vegfest took place at Swope Park, featuring speakers including doctors, nutritionists and vegans, and more than 50 vendors all promoting health, wellness and […]
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Gordon Parks and Black Filmmaking a Feature at 2021 Tallgrass Film Festival
The 19th annual International Tallgrass Film Festival, in person Oct. 20 to 24 and virtual Oct. 24 to 29, will honor Kansas native and well-known filmmaker Gordon Parks. The festival […]
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Wichita Poet Goes from WPD Gang List to Best Sellers List
In times of personal struggle, an author who can speak to their story of triumph over tragedy can provide individuals in need inspiration to overcome their battles. In Better Days […]