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KCC Orders Utilities To Keep Waiving fees, Offer Payment Plans For Overdue Bills
The Kansas Corporation Commission extended an order Tuesday mandating utility companies waive fees for the remainder of the pandemic. The KCC will meet again early next month to determine if […]
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After A Pandemic Delay, Kansas Is Changing How It Teaches Reading With Dyslexic Students In Mind
The way kids in Kansas learn to read is in for a major rewrite. Teachers will soon ditch their time-worn old memorize-and-context-clues methods. In their place, they’ll work with state […]
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Lawsuit Filed In Death Of Kansas College Football Player
The family of 19-year-old Braeden Bradforth is suing the hospital, the emergency department doctor and the EMS crew that transported him. The family of a New Jersey teenager who died […]
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Black Girls Rock, 8-year Old CEO Empowers Other Young Black Girls
Zoe Oli, 8, is the owner of Beautiful Curly Me. The young entrepreneur has created a line of black dolls with curls and braids, hair care products, and has authored […]
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Your Donation Can Help Keep Us Free
As we near the end of this strange year, I want to thank our loyal readers, in print and online. Our readership this year was the highest it’s ever been, […]
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Now a Vaccine: How Do We Get People to Take It?
America still hasn’t settled the mask war, and now they’re about to enter the vaccine war. This isn’t a new war in America, there’s been a growing distrust for vaccines […]
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Black Alliance is the Organization Behind the “Facts Not Fear” Ad Campaign
You may have seen the billboard, heard an ad on the radio or your favorite podcast, watched an ad on television or caught the ad on the pages of The […]
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Comcast RISE Will Provide Grants and Resources to Black-owned Businesses
Recently, small businesses have been dealing with the ongoing impact of the pandemic, social unrest, and environmental events. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, between February and April […]
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Amazon Facing Class-Action Lawsuit For Endangering Minority Employees
• In addition to this class-action lawsuit, Amazon is facing multiple investigations from regulators over its response to the pandemic, which has resulted in at least 19,000 COVID-19 cases. Amazon […]