After years of complaints about the Kansas City, MO, City Council and mayors being focused on economic development and developers, Mayor Quinton Lucas’ first State of the City address and […]
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Rapper Cites Meghan Markle at UK Music Awards, Wins Album of Year
Soulful London rapper Dave brought a political edge to the U.K. music industry’s Brit Awards, giving a performance alleging racism in Britain’s government and in media coverage of the royal […]
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Trump Adds Nigeria to Travel Ban, But Returns Money Stolen by Dictator
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a meeting with Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs – Geoffrey Onyeama, said he’s optimistic that Nigeria will take the steps needed to remove itself […]
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Robbery Looks Unlikely as Motive in Rapper, Pop Smoke’s Murder
The up-and-coming rapper known as Pop Smoke, whose legal name is Bashar Barakah Jackson, was fatally shot during a break-in early Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, at a Hollywood Hills home, […]
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Federal Judge In Kansas City, KS, Resigns After Reprimand
A federal judge in Kansas City, Kansas, who was publicly reprimanded last year for workplace misconduct is resigning after more than 20 years on the bench. U.S. District Judge Carlos […]
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Wyandotte Unified Government Employee Killed While on Duty
This morning, a Wyandotte County Unified Goverment employee was struck and killed by a vehicle near 54th & Leavenworth Road while-on duty as a crossing guard. Eyewitness reports indicate the […]
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Mothers of Incarcerated Sons & Daughters Lobby MO for Positive Law Changes
Members of Kansas City-based Mothers of Incarcerated Sons and Daughters made the trip to Jefferson City, MO, late last month to lobby in support of several bills the organization’s members […]
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Ex-Xerox CEO Gives Million to Record Black Women’s Histories
A trailblazer among Black women in the business world wants to help make sure that the stories of other pioneering women like her are not forgotten. The HistoryMakers, an oral […]
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Malcolm X Murder Case Reopened By DA’s Office After Netflix Documentary Reveals New Evidence
Thanks to the findings of a powerful Netflix documentary, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office is reexamining the circumstances surrounding the 1965 murder of civil rights icon Malcolm X. In the […]