In 1994, Deborah Washam and a group of other Black nurses mobilized, tired of not having a voice in other nursing organizations. “We decided if we were going to have […]
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Leeds-Dunbar Neighborhood to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Historic Park
You may not know that the 17-acre Yvonne Starks Wilson Park, previously named Liberty Park, located at East 34th Terrace and Stadium Drive has a history that dates back 100 […]
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Kansas City 2022 Juneteenth Events
Sat. June 4, Noon: KC Juneteenth Cultural Parade, 18th & Benton. Sat. June 11, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: 6th Annual Juneteenth Celebration, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St. […]
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BREAKING NEWS: Kansas Supreme Court Affirms State Redistricting Plan Dividing Wyandotte County in Half
OVERLAND PARK, KS – In a stunning blow to Wyandotte County and Lawrence voters, the Kansas Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a legislatively drawn map that voting rights advocates said were examples of a […]
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KCK Parkwood Pool Reopening After 2 Years
It has been two years since the Parkwood Pool on 10th and Quindaro closed to the public due to the pandemic and the lifeguard shortage. The Parkwood Pool is the […]
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First All-Black Team Summits Mt. Everest
The first all-Black Mount Everest expedition team, Full Circle Everest, conquered the highest mountain on Earth on May 12. The team of climbers include Manoah Ainuu, Eddie Taylor, Rosemary Saal, […]
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U.S. Civil Rights Enforcers Warn Employers Against Biased AI
The federal government said last week that artificial intelligence technology to screen new job candidates or monitor worker productivity can unfairly discriminate against people with disabilities, sending a warning to […]
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6 Black Colleges Getting Cybersecurity Centers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Six historically Black universities in five Southern states will be getting the first IBM cybersecurity centers aimed at training underrepresented communities, the company said. The schools […]
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Missouri, Other States Have Yet to Spend Millions of Federal Dollars to Tackle COVID Health Disparities
This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News. The Biden administration in March 2021 announced it was investing $2.25 billion to address COVID health disparities, the largest federal funding initiative designed specifically […]
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6 Months in, Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Has 4,300 Projects
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months after the signing of President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure package, the government said Monday there are 4,300 projects underway with more than $110 billion in […]