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Kim Potter Found Guilty on Both Charges

Kim Potter Found Guilty on Both Charges

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Kim Potter Found Guilty on Both Charges

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Friday, December 24, 2021
Kim Potter, a former white Minneapolis, Minn. Police officer on Thursday (today) was found guilty of firstdegree manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter charges for fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a young black man during a traffic-stop--that ended in an arrest on April 11, 2021.
Annual Citywide Kwanzaa Celebration Events Begin December 26

Annual Citywide Kwanzaa Celebration Events Begin December 26

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Annual Citywide Kwanzaa Celebration Events Begin December 26

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Friday, December 24, 2021
The National Black United Front – Kansas City (NBUF-KC), in partnership with the American Jazz Museum and the Nefertiti Ballroom will sponsor its 40th Annual Citywide Kwanzaa Celebration from December 26 through January 1.
AJM Announces Free Video of Soulful Christmas Performance

AJM Announces Free Video of Soulful Christmas Performance

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AJM Announces Free Video of Soulful Christmas Performance

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Friday, December 24, 2021
The American Jazz Museum announced a free gift today (Thursday) along with a video clip from Sean Tyler’s Second Annual Soulful Christmas holiday concert held Saturday, December 18. An AJM spokesperson said, “Sean Tyler joined Joe Gallant and Love, Mae C. forothe performance.
Dee Evans will now lead the JCDC, succeeding Paul Wrabec who passed away in October.

Dee Evans will now lead the JCDC, succeeding Paul Wrabec who passed away in October.

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Dee Evans is First Black Woman to Chair Jackson County Democratic Committee

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Thursday, December 16, 2021
Dee Evans becomes chairwoman of the Jackson฀ County Democratic Committee (JCDC) after the death฀ in October of chairman, Paul Wrabec of Sugar Creek.฀ She will be the first black woman to serve in this capacity฀ on the Committee. The election฀took฀place฀on฀Tuesday.
The KCMO council is allocating $400,000 to create a Housing Navigation Center (Lotus Care House) by converting the former Days Inn at 5100 E. Linwood Blvd. into single-room transitional housing units.

The KCMO council is allocating $400,000 to create a Housing Navigation Center (Lotus Care House) by converting the former Days Inn at 5100 E. Linwood Blvd. into single-room transitional housing units.

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KCMO Council Approves Plan to Convert Unused Hotel into a ‘Housing Navigation Center’ for the Homeless

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Thursday, December 16, 2021
The City Council has approved a plan to lift the most vulnerable of Kansas City’s unhoused population off the streets and into a more permanent housing solution.
President Biden Visits Kansas City to Talk about Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Benefits to Area, Nation

President Biden Visits Kansas City to Talk about Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Benefits to Area, Nation

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President Biden Visits Kansas City to Talk about Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Benefits to Area, Nation

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Friday, December 10, 2021
KCG Staff--U.S. President Joe Biden spoke in Kansas City on Wednesday at the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority in the city’s historic 18 th & Vine District, to promote the $1 trillion bipartisan bill he signed in November.
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