In its third and final year of grantmaking, the Evergy Community Investment Fund at the Wichita Community Foundation (WCF) is granting $380,365 to 13 Wichita nonprofits serving zip codes 67208, 67214 and/or 67219. The funded projects will support community and environment enhancement or yout…
Wichita City Council will consider a new ordinance during Tuesday's meeting to further prohibit street racing exhibitions and set harsher penalties for those involved.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, African-American children, children in urban districts, and children born in poverty are at the highest risk of dropping out of school. Those who drop out report a low sense of belonging and engagement in school.
The team behind the redesign of Chester I. Lewis Reflection Square Park has released conceptual plans for the new park this week. The park will serve as an entryway to the new Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine School while highlighting the life and legacy of one of Wichita's most promin…
Children's books are a vital instrument in developing young minds, and books, like mirrors, reflect our own experiences back at us; thus, reading is a form of self-affirmation. Sontia Levy-Mason, an author and publisher, sees the need to correct the lack of Black representation in children's…
Rev. Robert Johnson, the senior pastor at Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Wichita, grew up in Mississippi, listening to and being inspired by great activists and leaders of the civil rights era, most of whom were preachers. Following their lead, the 55-year-old pastor has been what he…
The Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce has appointed John Rolfe as its new president and CEO. Upon starting his first day on October 4th, Rolfe will be the first Black man appointed to this position.
Football games across Wichita that were once jam-packed with young players and the sounds of cheers will return Saturday with a new twist, but the anticipation for little league football has remained high. As little leaguers and coaches gear up for their first game back in the Greater Wichit…
Last week after months of requests and postponements, the Wichita City Council approved a Maya Angelou mural project to honor of the late poet at the Northeast Branch Library which bears her name.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, African-American children, children in urban districts, and children born in poverty are at the highest risk of dropping out of school. Those who drop out report a low sense of belonging and engagement in school.
The number of Missouri deaths from COVID-19 reported since Jan. 1 has exceeded the number reported during 2020.
The team behind the redesign of Chester I. Lewis Reflection Square Park has released conceptual plans for the new park this week. The park will serve as an entryway to the new Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine School while highlighting the life and legacy of one of Wichita's most promin…
