Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Mu Omega chapter, in conjunction with the Metropolitan Leadership Institute presented the 65th Annual Debutante Ball, Parade of Pearls. The ball was held on Friday, […]
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Subscription Service Could Change How We Go to the Movies
Who buys records anymore? I’m not sure, but certainly the record industry was flipped by Itunes and then turned updside down by streaming services like Pandora and Spotify. Even how […]
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State Sen. Laura Kelly Jumps Into Kansas Governor’s Race
Laura Kelly, a Democratic state senator from Topeka, on Friday became the first woman to join the field of candidates running for governor in Kansas. Laura Kelly, a Democratic state […]
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KU Study Indicates Link Between Kansas Welfare Restrictions, Foster Care Case Increase
Gov. Sam Brownback signed a welfare reform measure in 2015 that included lower lifetime limits on cash assistance for low-income Kansans. Since 2011 the state has reduced the lifetime limit […]
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Alabama Senate Race Bolsters Democrats’ Congressional Hopes In Kansas
Allegations of sexual misconduct may have doomed Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race. But there were other factors that also could come into play in Kansas congressional elections […]
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Wichita NAACP Disappointed By USD 259 Boards Vote on Diversity
For the first time in more than 40 years, there will not be an African American on the USD 259 school board and it’s an issue that has a number […]
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Kansas City Filmmakers Make Art Out Of Lessons Women Learned From Failed Relationships
Can you name one practical thing you learned from a former partner? This question was the seed of “Lessons from Exes,” a new short film featuring five vignettes by Kansas […]
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What Is Net Neutrality and Why it Matters to You?
You may have heard about net neutrality. The term’s been in a lot of people’s news feeds these days as the FCC will soon vote on whether to change it. […]
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GOP Tax Plan: Keep Looking Out for a Few Things
As reported, the wealthy make out “real” good in Republican proposals to overhaul the tax code, but not so much so for minority communities, who often are low to middle […]