Olathe pop singer Broderick Jones is set to represent Kansas in the new television show “American Song Contest” hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson. The show, modeled after the […]
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GIFT Opens New Business Center to Continue Supporting Small Businesses
This week, nonprofit Generating Income for Tomorrow (GIFT) opened its new business center located at 5008 Prospect Ave. to further support the city’s local Black-owned businesses. For the past two […]
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Biden Signs Law Named for Emmett Till That Makes Lynching a Federal Hate Crime
WASHINGTON — Nearly 70 years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped and murdered in Mississippi by two white men, President Joe Biden signed into law on Tuesday a bill to […]
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Missouri House Bill Would Cut Down on Poisonous Lead in School Drinking Water
Missouri children would be better protected from lead poisoning under a state legislative bill to require schools to nearly rid their drinking water of the dangerous toxin. The bill, heard Monday […]
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Lawmakers Weigh Bills to Offer Suicide Prevention Training as Mental Health Issues Rise
With mental health issues on the rise nationwide, Missouri lawmakers are weighing bills that would provide pharmacists and teachers with more training to recognize the signs of suicide. A bill sponsored […]
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Biden Lays Out a ‘Fund the Police’ Budget Plan
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is requesting billions in its fiscal 2023 budget from Congress to fund police departments, despite progressive Democrats’ calls for some of that spending to be […]
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Inaugural Black Movie Hall of Fame Launching This Week, to be Housed in Historic Boone Theater
The inaugural Black Movie Hall of Fame is launching this week to highlight Black trailblazers and icons in film who have roots in Kansas City. The event, launching March 30 […]
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Missouri Lawyers Media Names Lisa Hardwick 2022 Woman of the Year
Missouri Lawyers Media named Judge Lisa White Hardwick of the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District as its 2022 Woman of the Year. The Woman of the Year award honors […]
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Will Smith Wins First Oscar
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Will Smith gleefully danced with wife Jada Pinkett Smith and their family at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, waving his best actor trophy in the […]
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Small Businesses Face Tax Headaches on Top of Pandemic Woes
NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses that have been buffeted by the pandemic, inflation and shipping woes have another challenge to add to their plate: taxes. Tax season can be […]