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 “People associate the reparations movement with what was done to us in slavery…  but even after slavery ended, Black people have got the short end of the stick.” 

Mickey Dean, KC Reparations Commission

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Credit: Kansas City Public Schools

KCPS Superintendent Recommends Closing Just Two Schools

After hearing from the community, Interim Superintendent Jennifer Collins is downsizing her recommendation for closing Kansas City public schools.

Credit: Bonita Gooch, The Community Voice

KCK’s Reardon Center redevelopment project may get new life 

A stalled development project for downtown Kansas City, KS, that included a new “right-sized” Reardon Convention Center, might finally move forward.

KC Council to Vote on Establishing a Reparations Commission & Issuing an Apology

The Kansas City Council was set to take a vote in November on a reparations ordinance the KC Reparations Coalition has been working on for two years. They’ll finally take the vote this week.

This Isn’t Your Grandmother’s Kansas City Kansas Police Department

Karl Oakman is back home where he belongs. At least that’s the reading from his growing group of fans.  Oakman has been the Kansas City Kansas Police Chief for just […]

‘Diamond,’ of pro-Trump duo Diamond and Silk, dies at 51

Conservative commentator Diamond of the “Diamond and Silk” duo has died.

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Since 1996, Bonita has served as as Editor-in-Chief of The Community Voice newspaper. As the owner, she has guided the Wichita-based publication’s growth in reach across the state of Kansas and into...