TOKYO (AP) — The new medal standard in Olympic women’s track has been set. American Allyson Felix stands alone at the top and still has a chance to go even […]
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Angela Bassett Set to be Highest Paid Black Actress in TV History
As season five of Fox’s 9-1-1 series premieres this fall, the show’s star, Angela Bassett, is receiving a pay raise that could make history. The series, which premiered in 2018 […]
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The Combine: A Place to Come Together with Pizza, Sandwiches
On Troost Avenue, the racial dividing line in Kansas City, a new restaurant seeks to bring communities together over pizza, sandwiches and beer. Alan Kneeland, owner of The Combine restaurant, […]
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Fighting Missouri’s Recidivism Rate with Jobs That Make KC Cleaner
More than 20,000 people released from Missouri prisons return to their communities each year. Sadly, according to the Missouri Sentencing Advisory Commission, nearly 42% of them will end up back […]
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Weeklong Festival Featuring Celebrities with KC Ties Coming Next Year
When people think of Kansas City, they think jazz and barbecue. But Ken Lumpkins says Kansas City has much more to be proud of. “Jazz is a small piece of […]
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BPU Board Extends Moratorium on Disconnects
The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU) Board of Directors approved extending a moratorium on residential utility disconnections for nonpayment through Oct. 6. This temporary moratorium is for residential […]
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First Lady Matilda Hartsfield Passes at Age 81
Matilda Hopkins Hartsfield passed away on July 28 following a full life of service to her husband, family, church and community. Favorably known as “Tee” or “Miss Tee,” Hartsfield was […]
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Black Women With Children Excluded From Federal Cash Assistance Program, Report Finds
WASHINGTON — A new research paper reviewed how each state implemented a federal program that has provided cash assistance to low income families over the last 25 years—and found that Black women […]
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New Jackson County Jail Will Displace Nearly 100 Mobile Home Park Residents
When RoNisha Rogers and her family moved into the Heart Village Mobile Home Park about two years ago, she was encouraged their rent-to-own program would help her become a homeowner […]
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Black Nurses Association Partnering With Churches for August Vaccination Clinics
The Wichita Black Nurses Association (WBNA) have partnered with four locations in Wichita for their August mobile Covid-19 vaccine clinics. So far the WBNA has vaccinated more than two thousand […]