The NAACP Region IV held a Civil Rights Advocacy Training Institute (CRATI) in Kansas City, KS on Apr. 28. The training, for officers and representatives of local units, is designed […]
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Gamma Chi Sigma Honor Community Leaders at Image Awards
The members of the Gamma Chi Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. hosted their 33rd Annual Image Awards Scholarship Banquet on Sat., May 5, at the Wichita […]
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Keith B. Key: A Developer With a Social Conscious
In the 14 years since KBK Enterprises was founded, they’ve renovated thousands of public housing units across the county, and along the way, they’ve managed to also change communities, as […]
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Governor Makes It Official: Kansas Will Pay Back Innocent People Wrongfully Convicted
Richard Jones spent 17 years in a Kansas prison for a robbery committed by his doppelganger. When he was exonerated and released last June, he had little to his name […]
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Gary Owen: Black America’s Favorite White Comic
For more than two decades Gary Owen has been growing a following with his comedy-based heavily on Black culture. It’s a “shtick” that’s gained him recognition by Ebony Magazine as […]
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Voice and NAACP Hold Annual Financial Freedom Workshops
The Community Voice and the Wichita branch NAACP held their 5th annual Financial Literacy Expo and Workshops at Urban Prep Academy on Sat., May 5. The free, half-day event featured […]
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Friends of Yates Remember Victims of Homicides
The Wyandotte County community, families of fallen victims, and community officials came together on April 30, to remember those who lost their lives to homicide in 2017. The Crime Awareness […]
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Westar Wants Kansans To Pay For Peak Power. What Could It Mean For Your Energy Bill?
Perhaps conserving energy is important to you. You’ve switched out all of your incandescent light bulbs with LEDs. You keep your thermostat set at 78 in the summer. You might […]
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Black Tech Entrepreneurs Changing the Movie Theater Industry With MoviePass
MoviePass has been making a buzz lately. Since the company lowered its subscription fee last August, they’ve gained over a million subscribers. So, you’re not hip to MovePass yet, well […]