NAACP
We the People
News Staff
Chicago showed up — and so did you.The 117th NAACP National Convention brought out the best in us.
Friday, July 24, 2026
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NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson
NAACP will spend $20 million on a get-out-the-vote campaign before November's midterm elections
News Staff
Blackmansstreettoday—The NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, will spend $20 million on the 2026 midterm elections, alarmed by the U.S. Supreme Court's April ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act’s power to combat racial gerrymandering. The Supreme Court’s decision that the...
Friday, July 24, 2026
Tim Kaine Endorses Adam Hamilton for U.S. Senate
News Staff
July 24, 2026–Today, Overland Park, Kansas, native and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine endorsed Adam Hamilton for the United States Senate in the race against Roger Marshall.
Friday, July 24, 2026
Prosecutor Johnson announces 1st Degree Murder charges against three men
News Staff
July 23, 2026--Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson today announced first-degree murder charges against three Kansas City men in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred earlier this year in Independence, MO.Ezra T. Richardson, Kevin L. Jackson, and Taj R. Griffin each face one count of...
Thursday, July 23, 2026
No Excuse Absentee Voting Underway
No Excuse Absentee Voting Underway
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Voters in Missouri are already casting their ballots as No Excuse Absentee Voting got underway Tuesday.
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Quinton Lucas
Mayor Lucas Responds to New Missouri Lawsuit Looking to Put Women and People of Color Out of Work
Quinton Lucas
Mayor Quinton Lucas on Wednesday issued the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office regarding Kansas City’s Minority- and Women- Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) program: “I had much hope that Missouri finally had an Attorney General committed to...
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Nolan Xavier Wells
Reports Concerning the Death of Nolan Xavier Wells are Inconclusive
Frederick H. Lowe
A preliminary second autopsy report of Nolan Xavier Wells, whose body was discovered floating face- down off Horn Island, a Mississippi Barrier Island, said that the cause of death and the manner of death were undetermined. He was a strong swimmer, according to people who knew him.
Thursday, July 23, 2026
A sign advertises that SNAP benefits are accepted at a grocery store in Fargo, North Dakota, on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Ceilidh Kern for the North Dakota Monitor)
Food Assistance Advocates Ask Congress to Delay GOP Megabill Shift of SNAP Costs to States
Sam Gauntt
Advocates and public health experts urged Republicans in Congress on Wednesday to implement a two-year delay on requiring states to begin sharing the costs for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.Provisions of the Republican- backed law that President Donald Trump signed last year...
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Photo courtesy of Missouri Workers Power
Over 200 rally in Kansas City to Reject Amendments 4 and 5
News Staff
KANSAS CITY (July 18, 2026) — At least 200 Kansas City residents came together as part of a Show Me GOTV Day of Action that turned out nearly 700 Missourians across the state with a goal of knocking 15,000 doors to get out the vote against Amendments 4 and 5 on August 4.
Monday, July 20, 2026
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Now Is the Time to Assess the Health and Well-Being of America
Dr. Janice Ellis
During the weeks and months ahead, we should take the time to think about and assess how well America is doing.Why is the timing so important?We are in the midst of completing primary elections ahead of the midterm elections in November.
Friday, July 17, 2026