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Prairie Village, Kan. Hosts First MLK Celebration: Honors The Sewings

Prairie Village, Kan. Hosts First MLK Celebration: Honors The Sewings

Prairie Village, Kan. Hosts First MLK Celebration: Honors The Sewings

Donald and Virginia Sewing received the Civil Rights Pioneer award. The Sewings brought racial integration in Johnson County as the first Black family to buy a home in Fairway. They then helped 60 Black families purchase homes.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (right) as he delivers his first State of the Union address. Courtesy photo

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (right) as he delivers his first State of the Union address. Courtesy photo

Blacks Feel Left Out of Biden’s State of the Union Address

He slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressed support for Ukraine, praised federal efforts during the pandemic, urged funding for police, asked Republicans to back his agenda and pressed for lower prescription drug costs.

Eric Bieniemy Returning to the Chiefs

Eric Bieniemy will return as the Chiefs offensive coordinator for the 2022-23 season. This comes after Bieniemy’s contract expired after the end of the 2021 season. Bieniemy had a head coaching interview this offseason with New Orleans Saints but they went a different direction.
Russia Invades Ukraine

Russia Invades Ukraine

Russia Invades Ukraine

Cell phone videos captured the pre-dawn explosions as Russia invaded the the sovereign country of Ukraine.

Rep. Cleaver Responds to ‘Unprovoked, Unconscionable’ Act

Washington, D.C.—February 24, 2022—Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) released the following statement on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday evening. “Today, my heart and my prayers are with the proud people of Ukraine.
Black Men, Women of Distinction Honored

Black Men, Women of Distinction Honored

Black Men, Women of Distinction Honored

From left: Unified Government of Wyandotte County Mayor Tyrone Garner; Dr. Mildred Edwards, chief of staff; Cheryl Harrison-Lee, county administrator; LaDora Lattimore, former executive director, Friends of Yates.
From left: former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota on June 3, 2020.

From left: former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota on June 3, 2020.

3 EX-MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS GUILTY OF VIOLATING GEORGE FLOYD’S CIVIL RIGHTS

NPR.org/Becky Sullivan—February 24, 2022—A federal jury found three former Minneapolis police officers guilty of depriving George Floyd of his civil rights when they helped with the restraint that led to his death.
In this screenshot Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas spoke to reporters today flanked by crews and officials from the city’s Public Works department.

In this screenshot Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas spoke to reporters today flanked by crews and officials from the city’s Public Works department.

AREA WAKES UP TO RECORD-BREAKING SNOWFALL

KCMO officials were ready for the near blizzard and heavy snowstorm that residents awakened to early this morning (Thursday) as a record-breaking seven to ten inches fell on the area for at least six to ten hours. The snow was preceded by high winds, thunder and sleet.
New York Attorney General Letitia James acknowledges questions from journalists at a news conference on May 21, 2021, in New York. photo/Richard Drew/AP

New York Attorney General Letitia James acknowledges questions from journalists at a news conference on May 21, 2021, in New York. photo/Richard Drew/AP

N.Y. Supreme Court Justice Orders the Trumps to Testify Under Oath

A New York state judge on Thursday ordered that former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, testify under oath within 21 days, rejecting arguments by attorneys for the Trumps who sought to block or stay subpoenas from New York State Attorney General...