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Kansas City, Kan. – Unified Government CEO/Mayor Tyrone A. Garner announced yesterday that he will be prioritizing youth across our community by providing free tickets to entertainment venues across Wyandotte County to young leaders nominated by their school districts.
Friday, February 18, 2022
Students Protest Police Killing of Amir Locke
Cole Miska Courtesy, Minnesota Spokesman Recorder
February 9, 2022—Over a thousand elementary, middle, and high school students from schools throughout the metro area gathered at Central High School on Feb. 8 for a school walkout in support of justice for Amir Locke, who was killed by Minneapolis police in a noknock raid on Feb. 2.
Friday, February 11, 2022
NFL on Hot Seat After Former Dolphin’s Head Coach Files Lawsuit
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that the league plans to reevaluate everything it is doing as it pertains to diversity and the hiring of minority head coaches, including re-examining the Rooney Rule.
Friday, February 11, 2022
Mayor Tyrone Garner is Committed to being Community Driven
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Kansas City, Kan.– The assignment of a Unified Government purchased vehicle for the office of the Mayor has highlighted the challenges of launching a new administration in the public spotlight.
Friday, February 11, 2022
KCMO Mayor Lucas Delivers State of the City Address
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas today delivered his third
State of the City Address to the Kansas City Council and to Kansas Citians virtually at Southeast High School, where he previewed the Kansas City Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget and priorities for the year ahead.
Friday, February 11, 2022
Cheslie Kryst
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Cheslie Kryst, the former Miss USA, who was crowned in 2019, died Sunday at the age of 30. A police representative told Insider that Kryst jumped from her New York City apartment building."Her great light was one that inspired others around the world," Kryst's family said in a statement.
Friday, February 4, 2022
Gov. Laura Kelly announced on Thursday that she has vetoed legislation to redraw congressional boundaries. photo/Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
Kansas Governor Vetoes GOP Congressional Map
Courtesy, Kansas Reflector By Sherman Smith
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a GOP-drawn congressional map that would divide the Kansas City metro and place Lawrence into a rural district that stretches to the Colorado border.
Friday, February 4, 2022
Bronze figures of historic Negro Leagues players greet visitors to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo. photo/Carlos Moreno
KC’s Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Now a Stop on U.S. Civil Rights Trail
Courtesy, Kcur
February 1, 2022- -The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is one of 14 new locations announced Tuesday that are being added to the United States Civil Rights Trail.
The trail, which follows key moments and locations in the Civil Rights movement across the United
Friday, February 4, 2022
Recent Incidents Prompt More Discussion about Mental Health
Stephon Johnson Courtesy, New York Amsterdam News
A couple of suicides by public figures have added to the conversation about young, Black Americans and mental health.
In January, actress Regina King’s son, Ian Alexander Jr., died by suicide at the age of 26. Prior to his death he labeled social media as “unhealthy.”
Friday, February 4, 2022
KCMO Council Extends Mask Mandate for K-12 Students
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The KCMO Council today (Thursday) voted 10-2 to extend the current mask mandate that went into effect on Jan. 6. The mandate will now be extended through Thursday, Feb. 17.
Earlier today officials from Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City recommended continuing to require masking for students.
Friday, February 4, 2022