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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., arrive to speak at a news conference at Alexis Dupont High School on Aug. 12, 2020. AP Photo

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., arrive to speak at a news conference at Alexis Dupont High School on Aug. 12, 2020. AP Photo

Senator Kamala Harris Gets The Veep Nod

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2020
“When we speak of the race problem in America,what we really mean is the caste system and the problems which that caste system creates in America.” Ashley Montagu, Anthropologist Don’t take my word, just wake up, watch and listen.

Moving Election Deadline Won’t Instill Confidence

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Since June, I have been telling Missouri voters through print, TV and radio interviews to request absentee or mail-in ballots early and to return them to their local election authority without delay. With more than 10 weeks before the Nov. 3 election, there is no reason to think the sky is falling.
Former President Barack Obama. Photo/screen shot

Former President Barack Obama. Photo/screen shot

-DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, 2020-

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2020
In his keynote address during the third day of the virtual Democratic National Convention, former President Barack Obama delivered a stern warning to voters in his keynote address on Wednesday, “[T]his president and those in power — those who benefit from keeping things the way they are — they are...
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, circa 1898. Library of Congress

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, circa 1898. Library of Congress

Five You Should Know: African American Suffragists

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2020
When Congress ratified the 19th Amendment on August 18,1920, giving American women the right to vote, it reflected the culmination of generations’ worth of work by resolute suffragists of all races and backgrounds.
Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama Rallies Behind Biden, Condemns Trump’s Behavior

News Staff
Thursday, August 20, 2020
In a masterfully written and delivered keynote speech Monday night that marked the opening of the 2020 Democratic National Convention (DNC), former first lady Michelle Obama touted the abilities of Joe Biden, Democratic presidential candidate and now official nominee, as the man who could return...
LeGend Taliferro

LeGend Taliferro

Charges Filed in LeGend Murder

News Staff
Thursday, August 13, 2020
A 22-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting of 4- year-old LeGend M. Taliferro, who was asleep at home the morning of June 29, 2020, when a shot was fired into his residence and struck him, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today (Thursday).
Coronavirus-19 stock photo

Coronavirus-19 stock photo

KCMO Mayor Lucas Extends State of Emergency to Jan. 16

News Staff
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas—in consultation with Kansas City Health Department Director Rex Archer, M.D.—today extended the State of Emergency in the City of Kansas City until January 16, 2021, as the City continues its work to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Democratic presidential nominee and former US Vice President Joe Biden listen to his vice presidential running mate, US Senator Kamala Harris, speak during their first press conference together in Wilmington, Delaware, on August 12, 2020. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images

Democratic presidential nominee and former US Vice President Joe Biden listen to his vice presidential running mate, US Senator Kamala Harris, speak during their first press conference together in Wilmington, Delaware, on August 12, 2020. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images

Biden Taps Harris as VP Running Mate on Democratic Ticket

News Staff
Thursday, August 13, 2020
(CNBC) WASHINGTON — Sen. Kamala Harris delivered a scathing condemnation of President Donald Trump on Wednesday during her first appearance with former Vice President Joe Biden as his running mate on the Democratic ticket.
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