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The Urban Summit of Kansas City will host its 18th Annual Conference on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. at Penn Valley Community College, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas Cuty, Mo.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Jackson County Legislature Names Phil LeVota as Interim Jackson County Executive
( Facebook Photo) Kcur--
The Jackson County Legislature has named Phil LeVota its new interim county executive to serve out the remainder of Frank White Jr.’s term.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Shown from left: Former Council Member Jermaine Reed, Alvin Brooks (93), and Rick Armstrong, President of the Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission (KCMCC)
Metropolitan Crime Commission Bestows Alvin Brooks Award on Former Councilman Jermaine Reed
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Highlighting a Career Dedicated to Fighting Crime and Supporting Families in Kansas CityFormer Kansas City, Missouri City Council Member Jermaine Reed was honored Wednesday, Oct.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
High Court Weighs Decision That Could Silence Black Voters Nationwide
Stacy M. Brown,
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a case that could decide the future of voting rights in America. At the heart of Louisiana v. Callais is whether Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which bars racial discrimination in voting, remains constitutional.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
CCON to Honor James Nunnelly with Shumaker Humanitarian Award
James Nunnelly
Calvary Community Outreach Network (CCON) announces its annual Holiday Harvest Celebration, an event dedicated to honoring outstanding service and commitment within the Kansas City community.
Friday, October 10, 2025
Phillip Ramsey, a master gardener, stands in the Ruby Jeans Community Garden at 29th Street and Wabash Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, where he grows and distributes fresh produce to neighbors. (Thomas White/ The Beacon)
Kansas City Food Deserts Expand Across State Line As Grocery Stores Close
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Residents deal with mile-lona walks, comer store diets and poorer health as grocers are forced to close unprofitable locations on both sides of the state lineBy Thomas White,The BeaconPhillip Ramsey is a master gardener who’s planting fall produce in one of the community gardens he manages.
Friday, October 10, 2025
Congressman Cleaver Shares Resources for Federal Workers, FAQs for Missourians Harmed by Latest Republican Shutdown
U.s. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, Ii (dmo)
on Monday shared a webpage with resources to assist federal workers and contractors impacted by the latest Republican shutdown, including the more than 30,000 that reside in Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District.
Friday, October 10, 2025
Progressives See on Opening in Tennessee
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co/w-Justin Pearson, a Tennessee state representative known for having once been expelled by state Republicans and unanimously reappointed by Shelby County officials, is launching a campaign for Congress, challenging Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., in the Democratic primary.
Friday, October 10, 2025
Jackson County Unseats Executive Frank White Jr. in Historic Election. What Happens Now?
Savannah Hawley-bates,
White has served as county executive since 2016. Tens of thousands of signatures were gathered to trigger the special election, which White believes was called illegally.KCUR Published on September 30, 2025-- Jackson County residents have voted to recall County Executive Frank White Jr.
Friday, October 3, 2025
Its origin was poisoned by the retreat from Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow, but its meaning grew larger. It became a vow that liberty cannot live where rifles enforce the law of civilians. (BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE)
Trump Turns the Military Inward, and America Confronts Its Oldest Fear
Stacy M. Brown,
Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Published on September 30, 2025-- The Posse Comitatus Act was born in 1878. It was short, a single sentence, but it carried a promise: soldiers would not patrol American streets.
Friday, October 3, 2025