General Charles McGee first earned his pilot’s wings as one of the famous Tuskegee Airmen in 1943. Now at 101 years old and one of the last living Tuskegee Airmen, […]
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Kansas City Chapter of National Black United Front Hosting 42nd Annual Convention on Self-Determination
Forty-two years ago, the National Black United Front (NBUF) was founded in Brooklyn, New York with a goal of uniting, educating and organizing African-Americans nationwide. Every year since then, the […]
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U.S. House Votes to Remove Statue of Supreme Court Justice Who Wrote Dred Scott Decision
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted Tuesday to remove from the Capitol a bust of the late Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, who in 1857 wrote the Dred Scott decision that […]
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‘Sad story’: An injured Serena Williams is out of Wimbledon
By CHRIS LEHOURITES WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams bit her upper lip. She held her left hand over her mouth and tried to hold back tears while getting ready […]
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NCAA Council Vote Recommends Endorsing Earnings for Student Athlete
College athletes have spent nearly a decade in a legal battle with the NCAA and now their hard work has finally led to real legislative change. On Monday, the NCAA […]
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Wichita Groups Addresses Need For More Local Business Support
Now more than ever, locally owned businesses need support from the community. Here is your chance to show your support. Buy ICT is putting on a marketplace for local vendors […]
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Cori Bush Introduces New Bill to Transform Public Safety
Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) worked more than 10 years as a mental health nurse in St. Louis. She saw the disproportionate share of police violence her patients with bipolar disorder […]
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Celebrate Pride Month by Passing the Equality Act
“Rather than divide and discriminate, let us come together and create one nation. We are all one people. We all live in the American house. We are all the American […]
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Family of Cameron Lamb Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Board of Police Commissioners
The mothers of Cameron Lamb’s four children filed a wrongful death lawsuit yesterday in the Western District Court of Missouri against the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) and […]
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KCK Community Members Protest to Re-Open Parkwood Pool
The only public pool in Kansas City, KS, Parkwood Pool on Quindaro Boulevard, will sit empty for another year due to safety reasons surrounding the pandemic. Unified Government officials say […]