Jerry Crawford, University of Kansas associate professor of journalism, is the recipient of the 2020 Gretchen and Gene Budig Teaching Professorship. The award recognizes outstanding faculty instruction, and recipients are […]
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Person on the Move: Jannette Berkley-Patton
Jannette Berkley-Patton, Ph.D., of the UMKC School of Medicine has been awarded a $3.3 million, 5-year grant by the National Institutes of Health to help improve diabetes prevention outcomes with […]
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Person on the Move: Philip Gaskin
Following a months-long national search, Philip Gaskin is the newly promoted national vice president of entrepreneurship for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. For the past four years, Gaskin has served […]
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Sedgwick Co.: COVID Rates for Black People Disproportionate, But Cases Still Low
Data sets from Sedgwick County show African Americans have contracted COVID-19 in a greater proportion than Whites, but account for about 29 identified cases out of 219 in the county […]
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Quarantine Playlist With Soul
With the latest announcement that our stay-at-home days have been extended once again, we decided to take a more determined look at available streaming content, since we’ve already caught up […]
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Free Meals Are Available in KC Metro Area
Many groups and organizations in the Kansas City community are stepping up to provide meals during the pandemic crisis. Most are offering meals for children, but some have adult meals […]
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WyCo is Offering Small Business Grants
The Wyandotte County UG’s Economic Development Dept. is now accepting applications for small business grants for up to $5,000 on an ongoing, rolling basis. Businesses can apply at https://us.openforms.com/Form/fba43612-30f9-4a56-8873-584488070ac3 or […]
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Publisher of KC Newspaper ‘The Call’ Dies at 65
Donna Stewart, publisher of the Kansas City Call newspaper, died April 11 at age 65. She had been with the newspaper since May 1977. She started writing for the newspaper […]
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Staggering: The Economic Impact of a Pandemic
You know the saying: “When America gets a cold, Black America gets pneumonia.” Well, it’s a fact that’s holding true once again in the coronavirus pandemic. While some African Americans […]
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Workers of Color Hit Worst by Virus’ Economic Impact
Though millions of employees now work remotely from home, jobless claims have soared to a total of 16 million jobs in the last three weeks, with people of color particularly […]