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Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., National President and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference based in Atlanta, Georgia, will bring the keynote address as the SCLC-GKC local chapter celebrates its 50-year anniversary on August 28, 2022, 3:30 p.m. at the Jamison Memorial Temple CME Church...
Friday, August 26, 2022
U.S. Rep. Al Green: Why Voting Rights Act Must be Reauthorized
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President Lyndon Johnson shakes hands with civil rights activists, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., after signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Friday, August 19, 2022
Spotlight 2022: Charlie Parker Kicks Off Next Week
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Doors open and music begins at 5:15, with the panel discussion at 6:00. The Truman Auditorium is on the lower level of the Plaza Library at 4801 Main Street. Plentiful free parking in the adjacent parking garage.
The event is free.
Friday, August 19, 2022
ALICIA Keys Performs in K.C.
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Alicia Keys performs at the Starlight Theater on August 24, 2022 at 8 p.m. as part of The World Tour.
Friday, August 19, 2022
Biden Slowly Winning LBJ- and FDR-Like Praise as Legislative Victories Mount
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President Joe Biden sat excitedly behind a desk at the White House where he signed into law the PACT Act, legislation that expands health care benefits for veterans who developed illnesses because of exposure to toxic substances at U.S. military bases.
Friday, August 19, 2022
Senator Barbara Anne Washington and Senate Colleagues Invite Educators and the Public to Discuss Childhood Literacy
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JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Barbara Washington, D-Kansas City, invites educators, parents and concerned members of the community to participate in a public forum focused on childhood literacy and efforts to ensure all Missouri children entering the fourth grade can read at grade level.
Friday, August 12, 2022
A piece of lead pipe removed from Jerry Land’s yard in Olathe shows a layer of lining inside the pipe that indicates the city’s water supply provided a thin film that prevented the pipe from leeching lead into the home’s water .photo(Carlos Moreno/KCUR).
Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids Touts Federal Funds for Lead Pipe Replacement
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August 11, 2022--The locations of lead service lines seem like the sort of thing someone would know, Congresswoman Sharice Davids said Thursday.
Friday, August 12, 2022
CDC Streamlines COVID-19 Guidance to Help Public Better Protect Themselves, Understand Their Risk
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Today, CDC is streamlining its COVID-19 guidance to help people better understand their risk, how to protect themselves and others, what actions to take if exposed to COVID19, and what actions to take if they are sick or test positive for the virus.
Friday, August 12, 2022
Chiefs Approaching First Preseason Game
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Training camp is in full swing for the Kansas City Chiefs and a lot of position battles are to still be decided. The Chiefs have many fresh faces on both sides of the ball, so there is more intrigue going into the preseason than years before.
Friday, August 12, 2022
One of the greatest athletes of all time (G.O.A.T.) Serena Williams announced this week that she will “evolve” from her tennis career after she plays in the upcoming U.S. Open. Today, a tearfuf Williams is shown in the photo leaving the court after losing to Belinda Bencic in her last match in Canada. photo/Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images
TENNIS GREAT SERENA WILLIAMS ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
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One of the greatest athletes of all time (G.O.A.T.) Serena Williams announced this week that she will “evolve” from her tennis career after she plays in the upcoming U.S. Open.
Friday, August 12, 2022