California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations voted Tuesday to limit state compensation to the descendants of free and enslaved Black people who were in the U.S. in the 19th century, […]
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Biden OKs Release of 1 Million Barrels of Oil a Day from Reserve, Calls for Supply Boost
President Joe Biden called Thursday for U.S. energy companies to do their part in lowering gasoline prices by boosting supplies of oil, saying the industry should plow record profits back […]
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Fed’s Rate Hikes Threaten its Goal of Narrowing Racial Gaps
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s hiring boom of the past year has narrowed racial disparities in unemployment. Yet the Federal Reserve’s ongoing interest rate hikes — shaping up to be the […]
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City’s Housing Locator Service to Find Affordable Housing Coming Soon
Kansas City residents looking for affordable rental housing will soon be able to use the new housing locator website. The Housing & Community Development Department chose Emphasys Software to develop […]
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Missouri Gov. Declares End to ‘COVID-19 Crisis,’ State Will Treat Virus as Endemic
Missouri will officially transition from treating COVID-19 as a public health crisis to treating it as endemic, much like the seasonal flu, Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday. That shift will […]
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Meet Broderick Jones, Contestant on NBC’s “American Song Contest”
Twenty-seven-year-old pop singer from Olathe, KS Broderick Jones is featured on the new show “American Song Contest” hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson. The show, which premiered last week, […]
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Community Voice Selected for National Inaugural Black Media Product Strategy Program
The Community Voice has been selected as one of twelve Black-led newsrooms from across the United States to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Black Media Product Strategy Program. […]
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Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Cases Could Curb Colleges’ Use of Affirmative Action
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Supreme Court dominated by conservative justices could fundamentally reshape the college admissions process later this year when it takes up two landmark cases challenging affirmative action in […]
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Inductees of Black Movie Hall of Fame Announced
The inaugural Black Movie Hall of Fame launched yesterday to highlight Black trailblazers and icons in film who have roots in Kansas City. The Black Movie Hall of Fame is […]
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TKAAM Hosting Black Dramedy at Crown Uptown
If you’ve been looking for “something special” to do as your social re-entry not that the pandemic has slowed down, Canaan, is the dinner theater production at the Crown Uptown, […]