The Kansas Chamber on Monday announced Fox Business Network host and commentator Charles Payne will be the keynote speaker for Chamber’s 2021 Annual Dinner. “The Kansas Chamber and its […]
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Women Led One of the Biggest Civil Rights Movements in KC
In September 1958, Gladys Twine, a teacher and member of the Twin Citians Social Club for Black women, expressed her frustration to the club that she could spend hundreds of […]
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KC Parents and Educators Organizing to End Kindergarten-to-3rd Suspensions
After attending three different school districts while growing up in the Kansas City area and later teaching at KC Public Schools for two years, Lauren Anderson saw inequities in the […]
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Netflix Password Sharing Crackdown: What Does the Update Mean, And What Are the Rules Now?
Netflix has launched a crackdown on password sharing, leading to fears that the days of joint accounts could be over. Under the test, users see a screen that tells them […]
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More Than Just the Voting Rights Act, Civil Rights Laws Are Under Attack
This month, the Supreme Court heard testimony on a case that further threatens to weaken the Voting Rights Act. However, more than just the Voting Rights Act is under attack […]
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Should We Require Vaccine Passports?
The endless debates about who should be eligible to get a vaccine should end soon as vaccines become more readily available. Then, we’re going to see a shift in the […]
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KC Black Men Run: Working to Keep Black Men Safe and Active
When unarmed Ahmaud Arbery was chased, shot and killed by White men while on his daily jog in Glynn County, GA, it impacted Black runners all over the nation. Michael […]
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Ophelia’s Blue Vine Farm Receives Grant to Continue Bringing Life Back to Urban Soil
Ophelia Woodard Richardson was an experienced farmer who grew up on a sharecropping family farm in Arkansas. They grew everything from okra, to cantaloupe and kale. It’s a skill she […]
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WyCo Women Demanding Former KCKPD Detective Be Indicted
Protestors gathered at Quindaro Park this morning to form a motorcade to city hall, as a way to bring awareness to the stories of Black and Brown women who experienced […]
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Judge Finds Missouri’s Wait List for Public Defenders Unconstitutional
M Missouri is not a good place to be an indigent defendant in need of a public defender. It’s a fact that was confirmed in a recent court ruling by […]