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Urban Summit of Kansas City Announces 18th Annual Conference

Urban Summit of Kansas City Announces 18th Annual Conference

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Urban Summit of Kansas City Announces 18th Annual Conference

News Staff
Thursday, October 16, 2025
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.
Jackson County Legislature Names Phil LeVota as Interim Jackson County Executive

Jackson County Legislature Names Phil LeVota as Interim Jackson County Executive

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Jackson County Legislature Names Phil LeVota as Interim Jackson County Executive

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Thursday, October 16, 2025
The Jackson County Legislature has named Phil LeVota its new interim county executive to serve out the remainder of Frank White Jr.’s term.LeVota formerly worked for the county prosecutor’s office, and represented county voters and petition signers in the case to get the recall election for White...
Shown from left: Former Council Member Jermaine Reed, Alvin Brooks (93), and Rick Armstrong, President of the Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission (KCMCC)

Shown from left: Former Council Member Jermaine Reed, Alvin Brooks (93), and Rick Armstrong, President of the Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission (KCMCC)

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Metropolitan Crime Commission Bestows Alvin Brooks Award on Former Councilman Jermaine Reed

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Thursday, October 16, 2025
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. 1 as the recipient of the Alvin Brooks Award at the 76th Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon hosted by the...
High Court Weighs Decision That Could Silence Black Voters Nationwide

High Court Weighs Decision That Could Silence Black Voters Nationwide

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High Court Weighs Decision That Could Silence Black Voters Nationwide

Stacy M. Brown,
Thursday, October 16, 2025
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.
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)

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)

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Kansas City Food Deserts Expand Across State Line As Grocery Stores Close

News Staff
Friday, October 10, 2025
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.
Democratic state Rep. Justin Pearson with Rep. Johnson after being reinstated (FILE PHOTO)

Democratic state Rep. Justin Pearson with Rep. Johnson after being reinstated (FILE PHOTO)

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Progressives See on Opening in Tennessee

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Friday, October 10, 2025
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.
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)

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)

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Trump Turns the Military Inward, and America Confronts Its Oldest Fear

Stacy M. Brown,
Friday, October 3, 2025
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.
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