For the last 10 years, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce has awarded emerging women leaders in Kansas City with their ATHENA Young Professional Leadership award. This year’s recipient […]
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Booster Shot Clinics Open for KCMO Residents
The KCMO Health Department has opened three clinics to provide eligible residents with the newly approved COVID booster shots. Booster doses are not available to those who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine […]
Posted inMissouri State News
Federal Watchdog Finds Missouri Failed to Adequately Report, Protect Missing Foster Kids
A federal watchdog found that Missouri failed to sufficiently reduce children’s risk of going missing from the foster care system and frequently failed to notify local and federal authorities they […]
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Wichita Branch NAACP Statement on the Tragic Death of Cedric Lofton
“The Wichita Branch NAACP is deeply saddened by the recent death of 17-year-old, community member Cedric “CJ” Lofton, who lost his life while in the custody of the Sedgwick County […]
Posted inKansas State News
Author Tiera Newhouse Found Self-Love Through Writing
Local author Tiera Newhouse’s novel Trieshay’s Silver Spoon is a self-inspired tale about falling in love again despite the wounds of the past and the uncertainties that lie ahead. In […]
Posted inKansas State News
Study: More Than 80% of Missouri, 60% of Kansas Kids Have Lead in Their Blood
Children in Missouri had elevated levels of lead in their blood at a greater rate than almost any other state, according to a massive national study published this week. And more […]
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COVID-19 Pandemic Has Caused the Biggest Decrease in Life Expectancy Since World War II
Newswise — The COVID-19 pandemic triggered life expectancy losses not seen since World War II according to research published Sept. 27, led by scientists at Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic […]
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Take a Chance on Second Chance Hiring
“This article appeared in the Washington Examiner and has been published here with permission.” Alexis Martin is a young woman who was abused and sex-trafficked as a teenager, then denied […]
Posted inKansas State News
New Coalition Working to Stifle Institutional Racism in Kansas Foster Care System
The influence of institutional racism in the Kansas child welfare system can be depicted with statistics showing Black children were disproportionately investigated and removed from the home as well as […]
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“Why Did We Get The Covid-19 Vaccine?”
Whole Truth Tabernacle (WTT) is a predominantly African-American church located in Northeast Wichita in a low-income impoverished community. Pastor Michael L. Tyson Sr. researched and found low Covid-19 vaccination rates […]