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Rev. William H. Lamar IV, Metropolitan AME pastor, delivers the Black Press Sunday message on March 15. ( Credit: AFRO Photo / Alexis Taylor)

Rev. William H. Lamar IV, Metropolitan AME pastor, delivers the Black Press Sunday message on March 15. ( Credit: AFRO Photo / Alexis Taylor)

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Black Press Celebrates Ties to Black Church in Annual Sunday Service

Alexis Taylor,
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Emerging on March 16, 1827, with the debut of “Freedom’s Journal,” the Black Press was started by the intellect, hard work, and courage of John Russworm and Rev. Samuel Cornish.Though Russworm was born in Jamaica in 1799 and Cornish was a free man born to free parents in Delaware in 1795, the two...
(Beacon file photo)

(Beacon file photo)

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Voters Approve City Earnings Tax Renewal

News Staff
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Kansas City voters on Tuesday approved the renewal of the city’s 1% earnings tax, securing the single largest source of funding for city services and ensuring that Kansas City can continue to invest in the people and infrastructure that make the city work.The earnings tax supports first responders...
Sumner Academy of Arts and Science

Sumner Academy of Arts and Science

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Sumner Alumni Celebrate 120 Years of Excellence at Scholarship Reception

News Staff
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Graduates of Sumner High School and Sumner Academy of Arts & Science will come together to celebrate 120 years of academic excellence during the Sumner Scholarship Reception on Friday, April 24, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Sumner Academy, located at 1610 N. 8th Street in Kansas City,...
Artemis II

Artemis II

Artemis II Lifts Off

News Staff
Friday, April 3, 2026
April 1, 2026--NASA.gov--NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, with the Orion spacecraft atop carrying NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex...
Victor J. Glover (Photo by NASA.gov)

Victor J. Glover (Photo by NASA.gov)

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NASA Astronaut Victor J. Glover Makes History

News Staff
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Victor J. Glover was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2013 and is currently assigned as the pilot of NASA’s Artemis II mission to the moon, the first black astronaut to be among a crew traveling around the Moon.He has previously served as the pilot of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the...
Thousands of people gather at Mill Creek Park on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City on Saturday. (Photo Julie Denesha/KCUR 89.3)

Thousands of people gather at Mill Creek Park on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City on Saturday. (Photo Julie Denesha/KCUR 89.3)

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No Kings Rallies Spread Across Kansas City

Jodi Fortino, Emily Younker,
Thursday, April 2, 2026
KCURProtesters gathering for No Kings rallies across the Kansas City metro say they are angry with the actions of the Trump administration, including the president’s decision to go to war with Iran, increased immigration enforcement and laws they believe amount to voter suppression.The rallies...
The Kansas City Globe’s Endorsements for April 7 Election

The Kansas City Globe’s Endorsements for April 7 Election

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The Kansas City Globe’s Endorsements for April 7 Election

News Staff
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Voters in Missouri have already begun voting to decide on ballot questions involving taxes--from the Kansas City earnings tax to local school boards. In the April 7 Election we are mostly endorsing the ballot Questions that impact our readership area.
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