Governor Jeff Colyer today issued Executive Order 18-12 regarding state employment practices. The order instructs all Executive Branch departments, agencies, boards, and commissions under the jurisdiction of the Office of […]
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Kansas House Wants Kobach To Pay His Own Contempt Bill
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach got a Statehouse rebuke Friday from lawmakers even as they avoided mentioning the combative candidate for governor by name. During a lengthy debate on […]
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To Be Quite Fair: Housing in America Today
On April 11, 1968—seven days after the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—President Lyndon Johnson signed into law Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, commonly […]
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Heartland Host ‘Night of the Living Stars’ Ball
The Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce held its 3rd Annual Black & White Ball: Night of the Living Stars, on Apr. 21 at the Wichita Marriott. The chamber inducted three […]
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Delta Sigma Theta Presents the 33rd Annual Cotillion
The 33rd Annual Delta Sigma Theta Cotillion Formal Presentation was held on March 31 at the Kansas City Downtown Marriott Hotel. In an evening that celebrated the 21st Century Jewels […]
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CLASS Hosts 10th Annual Sisterhood of Queens Luncheon
The 10th Annual Sisterhood of Queens Luncheon was held on April 7 at the Hyatt Regency. There truly was “No Place Like Home” which was this year’s theme. The program […]
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Love, Peace & Dr. King: 50 Years After His Death
The Community Voice, Wichita Branch NAACP and the Peace & Social Justice Center collaborated to hold the 50th Commemoration to the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April […]
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Federal Judge Finds Kobach In Contempt For Failing To Register Would-Be Voters
A federal judge has held Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in contempt for failing to fully register and notify eligible voters he’d blocked. U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson found […]
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Restorative Justice, The Best Answer Isn’t Always Locking Someone Up
Three boys ages 16-17 broke church windows and wrote offensive words around the church door. •Three 14 year old boys took a handbag and mobile phone off a teacher’s desk. […]