Wichita’s HealthCore Clinic is offering free drive-thru and walk-up COVID-19 tests this month at a mobile clinic at the Wichita State University Metroplex. The testing site opened May 11 and […]
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Liberian Girl’s Song about COVID-19 Being Played on Radio
The voice is strong, and the words are resolute: “Let’s protect ourselves to save our family and our country; let’s stop the public gatherings.” The singer? She’s 9 years old. […]
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Cavaliers Step Cautiously into Hopeful Return to NBA Season
Even if the NBA doesn’t resume this season, and at this point no one knows for sure, the Cleveland Cavaliers believe it’s time to start getting ready for the next […]
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Black People Are Surviving COVID-19 in Wyandotte County
While Kansas City, KS, may be the hub of COVID-19 in Kansas, community activist Broderick Crawford wants to make it crystal clear: of the 906 confirmed cases in Wyandotte County, […]
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Coalition Calls for Sedgwick County to Step Up for the Most Vulnerable Citizens
A group of Wichita-area leaders called for the Sedgwick County Commission to prioritize their response to COVID-19 to include the most vulnerable communities. While Sedgwick County has not provided COVID-19 […]
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Kansas Contractors and Gig Workers to Finally Get Relief By End of May
Self-employed, part-time, independent contractors, nonprofit employees and gig workers in Kansas should start receiving unemployment benefits by the end of May, state Secretary of Labor Delia Garcia said. The U.S. […]
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Our Fair Share: Diddy’s Platform to Help Small Biz Relief
Media mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has launched a web platform to help minority entrepreneurs and small businesses access funds in the wake of the COVID-19 economic crash. OurFairShare.com aims to provide access […]
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Push is on For a Black Woman VP Nominee
Joe Biden has said he’ll pick a woman as his running mate, but there’s a large group with a much more specific demand. The front page of the Feb. 21, […]
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Census Adjusting, Communities Concerned, in Midst of the Pandemic
•Reaching minority populations in 2020 is even harder during the pandemic, despite internet options. In the midst of coronavirus, the U.S. Census is looking for alternative ways to engage the […]
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Where’s the Beef? Production Shutdown Leads to Shortages
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic have moved beyond meat processing plants and are now hitting dinner plates. Several U.S. production plants have been temporarily shuttered in the last two weeks after […]