The Wichita City Council postponed a vote to rename McAdams Recreation Center after former Mayor Carl Brewer. The recreation center is set for redesign and expansion in 2022-23 and some […]
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Poetry on the Vine Reaches One Year Anniversary
For the past year, poets from all over the city have come together every Thursday at the Corner Bar and Grill on 18th and Vine Street for a night filled […]
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Feds Expand Pell Grant Program for Prisoners Working on College Degrees
WASHINGTON — Prison inmates around the U.S. are getting the chance to do something that was almost unheard of a generation ago: pursue a college degree while behind bars and […]
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Heartsprings, Storytime Village Host Meet and Greet with Actress Holly Robinson Peete
Actress, author, and philanthropist Holly Robinson Peete visited Wichita this past weekend to support a collaborative effort with Heartspring’s inaugural CAREfest event and a launch for Storytime Village’s Kansas Literacy […]
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Meet KAKE News Anchor Jessica Crawford
Jessica Crawford, a rare Black woman anchor in the Wichita market, hopes that when the younger generation in Wichita turns to KAKE news, they can see some of themselves in […]
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Supreme Court Allows Evictions to Resume During Pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in […]
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Attorneys Argue Missouri is Violating Federal Law, Courts on Medicaid Expansion Delays
Attorneys who successfully sued to force Missouri to enact voter-approved Medicaid expansion argued in a letter to state officials Thursday that delays in implementation not only violate the court order […]
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The Hats We Wear Event to Celebrate the Hats We All Wear
As a barber, Greg Taylor, owner and master barber at G-Class Cuts Barber Salon meets all kinds of people with a number of different jobs and titles. “I made the […]
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NBA Champion J.R. Smith Cleared to Join North Carolina A&T Golf Team
Former NBA star JR Smith is trading in his sneakers for a pair of spikes after being cleared by the NCAA to play golf for North Carolina A&T State University. […]
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40 Under 40 List Highlights Eight African-Americans Making a Difference in Wichita
The Wichita Business Journal has spotlighted eight African-American professional and innovative industry leaders this year in their annual 40 under 40 list. The 40 Under 40 program, now in its […]