Happy Monday, Kansas City!
We hope you enjoyed the weekend. Let’s start the week with new stories coming out of KC.
In Today’s Newsletter:
- Winners of The Pitch Black Business Summit
- Recap of ProX’s hiring fair for high schoolers
- Joseph Nelson’s KCPS School Board campaign is expanding
💡 Black Trivia Question: Which HBCU is the alma mater of Martin Luther King Jr., Spike Lee, and Samuel L. Jackson?
A. Clark Atlanta B. Morehouse C. Howard D. Southern
*See the answer after “In Other News”*
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BUSINESSS
G.I.F.T. Awards $60K at 2025 Pitch Competition
The owners of 10 innovative Black-owned businesses took the stage at the 2025 annual Pitch Black Competition sponsored by KC G.I.F.T. and three of them walked away with a combined $60,000 in grant funding.
A MESSAGE FROM PLATFORM PROMOTIONS
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Bring Back The Love Tour featuring performances by Kansas City’s own Levelle, Ruff Endz, Karyn White, Lyfe Jennings, and Dave Hollister.
April 24th – The Cotillion, Wichita, KS
April 25th – Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS
Limited-time Special Promotions tickets available. Use Code: Love25
KANSAS CITY NEWS
ProX Hiring Fair Opens Doors for KC High School Students
Nearly 1,000 Kansas City high school students flooded the Kansas City Convention Center, eager to secure paid summer internships with 99 local employers. For many, the ProX Hiring Fair represented their first step into professional life.
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS
Support Growing for KCPS At-Large Candidate Joseph Nelson
Joseph Nelson, a candidate for an at-large seat on the Kansas City Public School Board, picks up endorsements and offers a rebuttal to recent critical KC Star article.
Property taxes are squeezing Kansans. Lawmakers can’t agree how to help. Lawmakers promised major property tax cuts this year, but they’re running out of time. The Kansas House and Senate are at odds on how to do it. (KCUR)
Think twice before bailing out of the stock market, financial advisers say. The huge swings rocking the global economy may feel far from normal. But, for investing at least, drops of this size have happened throughout history. (AP News)
Kansas’ Bill Self Gets Major Transfer Portal News After NCAA Tournament Exit. See who’s in and who’s out for the Jayhawks. (Athalon)
Trivia Answer: B. Morehouse. Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, and Martin Luther King Jr. all attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.
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