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Essential Families officially broke ground on the Essential Families Offi ce Building and Francine Marie Kerr Family Center, a collaborative effort supported by Paramount Bank and the Central City Economic Development ( CCED) Sales Tax Program.
Thursday, December 11, 2025
NAACP Sues to Block Trump’s Dismantling of ‘America’s Peacemaker’ Agency
Kandiss Edwards,
On Nov. 25, several branches of the NAACP and the Missionary Baptist Convention of Missouri filed a federal lawsuit to stop the dismantling of the Community Relations Service (CRS), a Department of Justice ( DOJ) agency known as “America’s Peacemaker.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Victims say Kansas City, Kansas, Hasn’t Delivered Justice
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By Peggy Lowe, KCUR’s public safety and justice reporterOne of his victims is still scared to go to Kansas City, Kansas.Women who had been willing to come forward with their stories are now silent again.And they don’t believe the law enforcement line that he died by suicide.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
A Nation in Freefall While the Powerful Feast
Stacy M. Brown,
Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’There are seasons in this country when the struggle of ordinary Americans is not merely a condition but a kind of weather that settles over everything.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority celebrates Rosa Parks Day in December 2022 by reserving a seat for the civil rights icon on each of its buses. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
Rosa Parks’ ‘Quiet Strength’ Echoes 70 Years Later
Jada Ingleton,
Civil Rights Advocates, Leaders Honor a Legacy Beyond 1955Reflecting on the catalyst for civil justice in his life, Frank Smith Jr., founder of the African American Civil War Museum, credits the “quiet strength” of a 42-year-old seamstress on Dec.
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Chairman DaRon McGee Announces Engagement
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to a printing error in last week’s edition, this news item has been re-published in it’s entirety.“I’m happy to share that I’m engaged to Dr. Jamesia Donato,” said Jackson County Legislature Chairman DaRon McGee.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Mother Viola Fletcher, who carried the memory of Tulsa’s shame and the nation’s unfinished business longer than any other living soul, died on November 24 at age 111 (AFRO Photo/Stephen Hopkins) RELATED STORY ON PAGE B1
From Tulsa to Ghana, Mother Fletcher’s Long Journey Comes to a Close at 111
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Trump’s Death Threat Rhetoric Sends Nation into Crisis
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By Stacy M. Brown,Black Press USA Senior National CorrespondentPresident Donald Trump has again shocked the conscience of the nation with his latest outburst.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Trump’s Big Ugly Bill Strips Nursing of Professional Status
Stacy M. Brown,
Black Women Across the Nation Brace for Devastating ConsequencesBlack Press USA Senior National CorrespondentThe Trump administration has declared that nursing is not a professional degree, striking directly at the heart of America’s healthcare workforce and landing hardest on Black women, who make...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
In Major Win for Rep. Al Green, Texas Maps Blocked by Federal Judge
Lauren Burke,
In a ruling signed by a federal court and signed by a Judge nominated by President Donald Trump, new congressional maps created by the Texas GOP have been blockedIn a ruling signed by a federal court and signed by a Judge nominated by President Donald Trump, new congressional maps created by the...
Friday, November 21, 2025