For the first time ever, Wichita’s Riverfest will be presented in two separate, extended weekends, one in the spring and one in the fall. June 4-6 will feature mostly participatory […]
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Patience Pays Off for WSU New Head Basketball Coach Issac Brown
Issac Brown has been patient. At 51, he’s spent 19 years as an assistant basketball coach at Division I schools, always with the prize of eventually being a head coach […]
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Black Nurses Partnering for Two Church Vaccine Drives
Wichita Black Nurses, in conjunction with the Sedgwick County Health Department have scheduled two community-based COVID-19 vaccine clinics for individuals 65 and older. The clinics will be held: Sun. March […]
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Black Churches Stepping Up to Fill a Unique Role in Combating Vaccine Fears
Many Black Americans look to their religious leaders for guidance on a wide range of issues—not just spiritual ones. Their credibility is especially crucial on matters of health, as the […]
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Low Black Homeownership Rates Continue to Drive Wealth Gap in Both Kansas and Missouri
Home equity is one of the biggest contributors to household wealth. According to a Census Bureau report, two assets — home equity and retirement accounts — account for 63% of […]
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What the Policing Response to the KKK in the 1960s Can Teach About Dismantling White Supremacist Groups Today
In February, Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland pledged that his first order of business would be to “supervise the prosecution of white supremacists and others who stormed the Capitol on […]
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Kansas Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Program for 12,000 Meat Processing Plant Workers
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly initiated a COVID-19 inoculation program Thursday delivering first-round shots to an estimated 12,000 workers in meatpacking plants operating in Kansas to help close during the […]
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2021 NBA All-Star Game to Feature HBCU-Themed Court
The 2021 NBA All-Star Game will feature a court designed to honor historically black colleges and universities: The league has committed $3 million to help HBCU programs through the All-Star […]
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House Narrowly Passed George Floyd Justice In Policing Act
The House of Representatives passed a police reform bill Wednesday that would ban chokeholds across the nation and overhaul qualified immunity for officers. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act […]
