Dr. Chester “Chet” W. Anderson III, a tennis standout at Wichita State University in the 1960s who later helped develop computer speech recognition technology for AT&T Bell Laboratories, has died […]
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Miss Black America Celebrates 50th Anniversary in KC
In 1968, Black people were still dealing with the dynamics of Black pride and struggling to believe in ourselves, then the Miss Black America pageant came along to provide much […]
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The Black Woman’s Pay Gap: It’s Huge
A persistent gender-based wage gap continues to harm women, their families and the economy – but too few people know how large the pay gap is for Black women. You […]
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ELECTION 2018: Facts and the Governor Candidates
Truth, it’s said, is the first casualty of war. That helps explain why combat metaphors so often get applied to political campaigns. The battlefield of the Kansas governor’s race bears […]
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Your KanCare May Face Problems With Lawsuit
A contract dispute that could disrupt the health care of more than 400,000 Kansans enrolled in the state’s privatized Medicaid program has landed in court. Amerigroup, one of three companies […]
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Refusal To Discuss Medicaid Expansion Angers KS Opioid Task Force Members
Several members of a task force formed by Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer to address the opioid crisis claim his refusal to consider Medicaid expansion undermines their work. State Sen. Barbara […]
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ELECTION 2018: Progressive Democrats Looking To Flip Kansas’ 4th Congressional District Blue
Last spring, just minutes after learning he had lost the special election for the 4th Congressional District seat to Ron Estes, James Thompson announced he was running again. “I announced […]
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ELECTION 2018: KS Republican Senator Pays Price for Endorsing Democrat
A Republican state senator who endorsed a Democrat for Congress and criticized Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer’s health policies is paying a hefty political price for speaking her mind. Senate President […]
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UPDATE: Rosa Parks’ House Fails to Sell
Rosa Parks’ former Detroit home has failed to sell in a highly publicized auction that included other Civil Rights Era artifacts. It was slated to sell at Guernsey’s “African American Historic […]