The natural hair movement has become a force within the beauty industry with more and more Black women embracing natural textures. Despite that, many still have to fight racist attitudes […]
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Wichita Teen Goes Viral on TikTok With 1.1 Million Followers
D’Aydrian Harding, 19, also known as @broisfunny on TikTok, has always been an outgoing person. In high school, he won class clown and most likely to be famous. So, it’s […]
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New Director Building Relevant Programs for Urban League of Kansas
Is the Urban League still relevant? “I hear that question both internally and from outside the organization,” says Angela Perez, who became the new Executive Director of the Urban League […]
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Eviction Relief Extended in Kansas
In a further relief effort for Kansans struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Laura Kelly has signed executive orders placing a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures and exempting motor […]
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Jegna Klub Moves into Building to Expand Service to KCK Youth
Moses Wyatt Jr. was lucky to have men in the community as role models who helped shape him into the person he is today, but he knows there are kids […]
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Man Charged with Murder of 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro
On Aug. 13, a 22-year-old Kansas City man was charged in the fatal shooting of 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro. The morning of June 29, Ryson Ellis allegedly fired from outside into […]
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Getting to Know Kamala Harris’ Family
By now, you probably know that Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s history-making vice presidential pick, has Jamaican and Indian roots. Her father Donald Harris immigrated to the United States from Jamaica […]
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Jackson County Sat on Over 00 Million of CARES Act Funding for Months
States and cities across the nation are receiving federal CARES Act funding to support surviving small businesses, struggling families and COVID-19 response, but for months, Jackson County, Mo., sat on […]
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Obama Speaks and Harris Accepts VP Nomination: Democratic Convention Night 3 Takeaways
Along with the landmark nomination of Kamala Harris as vice-presidential candidate, there has been one persistent theme in the Democratic National Convention so far: to portray President Donald Trump in […]