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Vandalized Robinson Historical Marker to be permanently displayed at the NLBM and will serve as a reminder of his enduring Legacy; new Barrier Breakers traveling exhibit debuts at Dodger Stadium and chronicles Major League Baseball’s Integration Pioneers.
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Democrat Censured by Missouri House after Ethics Investigation Threatens Lawsuit
Jason Hancock The Missouri Independent
Democratic state Rep. Wiley Price is threatening to sue the Missouri House over a $22,000 penalty incurred as part of his censure last year for allegedly lying about a sexual encounter with an intern and retaliating against the House employee who reported it.
Thursday, April 21, 2022
The Late Althea Moses to be Honored at Quindaro Ruins Townsite
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KCG—In conjunction with Earth Day, 2022 residents are invited to gather at the Quindaro Ruins from noon until 12:45 p.m. on Friday April 22 and Saturday, April 23 in honor of the late Althea Moses, the EnvironmentalProtection Agency's Environmental Justice Coordinator who passed this year.
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Former President Donald Trump Ordered to Pay $1.3 Million in Legal Fees to Former Aide Omarosa Manigault Newman
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According to an ABC news story on Tuesday, “former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been ordered to pay nearly $1.3 million in legal fees to former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman by a New York court arbitrator.”
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Far-Right Smears of Judge Jackson Show Why We Can’t Let Them Take Power
Ben Jealous President, People For The American Way
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history last week when the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. That is cause for celebration. When Judge Jackson is sworn in as Justice Jackson later this year, she will become the first Black woman to serve on our highest court.
Friday, April 15, 2022
NLBM to Unveil Defaced Jackie Robinson Historical Marker
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Vandalized Robinson birthplace marker to be permanently displayed at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum; ceremony launches the museum’s yearlong 75th Anniversary commemoration of Robinson’s breaking of Major League Baseball’s color barrier
The NLBM, in partnership with the Georgia Historical...
Friday, April 15, 2022
Harvesters CEO Wins Prestigious Feeding America National Award
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Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, presented the John van Hengel award at the organization’s annual conference. The 2022 John van Hengel Fellowship was awarded to Valerie Nicholson-Watson, President and CEO of Harvesters—The Community Food Network.
Friday, April 15, 2022
Rep. Cleaver Highlights Local Impact of $2.5 Million in Community Project Funding for University Health
Rep. Cleaver Highlights Local Impact of $2.5 Million in Community Project Funding for University Health
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U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) on Monday, hosted a press conference to highlight the $2.5 million in Community Project Funding he was able to secure to create a state-of-the-art substance use treatment center in the heart of Kansas City’s UMKC Health Sciences District.
Friday, April 15, 2022
House Democrats call for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to Recuse Himself from Jan. 6 case:
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Two dozen Democrats in the House and Senate sent a letter to Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Thomas urging Justice Thomas to recuse himself due to conflicts of interest and in support of an updated judicial ethics code.
Friday, April 8, 2022
5G and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Could Help End the Digital Divide
Hazel Trice Edney
The last two years have underlined what we already knew: the digital divide in America is real and has consequences for millions of Americans.
Friday, April 8, 2022