FREE MEALS ELIGIBILITY Wichita Public Schools said Friday that all students in the system are eligible to receive free meals through December, due to the U.S. Department of Agriculture is expanding […]
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Black Lives Matter Murals Painted on Kansas City’s Streets
Following suit with many other cities across the country, Kansas City now has Black Lives Matter street murals. Yes, murals, as in more than one. Kansas City now has six […]
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How to Interact with Wichita City Council During COVID
Due to COVID-19 preventing residents and media from attending Wichita City Council meetings in person, the council has released guidelines to help the public engage virtually. All meetings will be […]
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You Can Nominate Civil Rights Sites for National Recognition
The National Park Service is known as the caretaker of many of America’s natural wonders and historic sites, including designated national parks like Yellowstone and Yosemite. But for much of […]
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Channel Surfing is Catalyst for ‘Breathe Project,’ a City-wide Men’s Empowerment Video and Movement
Can the seed for a men’s empowerment movement be found in something as simple as watching television? For Dr. Kevin Harrison, community engagement coordinator at Wichita State University, the answer […]
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Kansas Extends Disaster Declaration After Gov. Promises To Not Close Businesses
Republican lawmakers agreed to extend Kansas’ coronavirus disaster declaration Friday by a month after demanding assurances that Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s won’t shutter businesses across the state a second time. The […]
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Ascension Via Christi Wichita Hospitals Ease Visitor Restrictions
Ascension Via Christi’s Wichita hospitals have eased visitor restrictions in response to current community conditions due to COVID-19 and need to incorporate family at the patient bedside as much as […]
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Venus and Serena Paved the Way for Black Women in Professional Tennis
At the 2010 U.S. Open, which Serena Williams missed because of injury, Venus Williams was the only African-American player in the women’s singles draw. Fast forward just ten years, and […]
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Hustle and Prayer Work Together to Launch Local Video Production Company
If you were looking for an independently-owned video production company, complete with multiple cameras, sets, sound-editing equipment, a “green-screen” and the capacity to have your content aired through live-streaming or […]
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Merger Will Create Largest Black-Led Minority Depository Institution in the U.S.
Community development finance leaders City First Bank of Washington, D.C., and Broadway Federal Bank in Los Angeles have entered into a transformational Merger of Equals agreement to create the first […]