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A billboard in Montgomery, Alabama, has ignited a storm of backlash after displaying the words “It’s Time to Get the Clowns Out!” alongside images of people in racist blackface, all framed in the branding of Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Hemp-derived THC beverages like these Mighty Kind THC seltzers can be found at Total Wine and other large liquor stores throughout Missouri.” (Photo submitted)
New Initiative Petition Would Regulate Missouri Marijuana, Hemp Products the Same as Alcohol
Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent
A coalition of Missouri hemp business leaders and advocates formally filed four initiative petitions Tuesday that would ask voters to allow marijuana and intoxicating hemp products to be sold in the same stores as alcohol and tobacco.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
GERRYMANDING: KCMO Mayor Pro Tem Addresses Crowd at SKCA Meeting
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Kansas City, Mo.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Missouri House Passes Gerrymandered Congressional Map, Limits on Initiative Petitions
Jason Hancock Missouri Independent
Both bills now head to the Missouri Senate, where Democrats are expected to use the filibuster and other procedural maneuvers to gum up legislative business as much as possible Bills creating a gerrymandered congressional map and making it virtually impossible to change the state constitution...
Thursday, September 11, 2025
Mental Illness Linked to Higher Heart Disease Risk and Shorter Lives
Stacy M. Brown Black Press Usa Senior National
A sweeping review published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe has drawn a direct line between mental health disorders and cardiovascular disease (CVD), showing that individuals living with psychiatric conditions face not only a higher risk of heart problems but also a shorter life expectancy.
Friday, September 5, 2025
Hundreds Expected at Annual Gathering of Black Baptists
The Kansas City Globe Staff
The nation’s largest gathering of Black Baptist churches will take place September 8-11 at the Convention Center in downtown Kansas City, Mo. The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. (NBCUSA) led by the Reverend Dr.
Friday, September 5, 2025
Stand Up KC, Missouri Workers Center, SEIU Local 1, SEIU Healthcare, and other unions, Missouri Jobs with Justice Voter Action, Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, Indivisible KC, and 50501 KC convened a mass rally on the Country Club Plaza against a special session to advance what they called “President Trump’s authoritarian power grab.” (Photo courtesy of Missouri Workers Center)
Labor Day Rally Opposing Low Wages, Redistricting Draws Crowd
Next Protest Scheduled For September 10 In
September 1, 2025–– Over 1,000 low-wage workers with Stand Up KC, Missouri Workers Center, SEIU Local 1 and other area unions; Missouri Jobs with Justice Voter Action; Missouri Voter Protection Coalition; Indivisible KC; and 50501 KC held a mass Labor Day rally in Kansas City, Missouri, to protest...
Friday, September 5, 2025
No Kings Coalition Announces Next National Day of Action
News Staff
The No Kings coalition has announced its next national day of action: October 18. The new campaign hub NoKings.org is now live with details.According to a coalition spokesperson, “ The announcement comes as President Trump threatens militarized crackdowns in U.S.
Friday, September 5, 2025
Kelvin Perry Awarded 2025 Al Peña Award at the National Black & Latino Economic Summit
Tampa, Fla.–
On Thursday, August 14, the National Black & Latino Economic Summit awarded Kelvin Perry the organization’s prestigious 2025 Al Peña Award, honoring his decades of leadership and advocacy in building economic ecosystems that empower Black and Latino communities.
Friday, August 29, 2025
A Precarious Time: Black Labor Day 2025
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Day 2025 seems like a good time to ask a long neglected question: What is the State of Black Work Life in America?Precarious.
Friday, August 29, 2025