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The Democratic Socialists of America on Tuesday announced its endorsement of former Congresswoman Cori Bush in her campaign for re-entry into Missouri’s 1st Congressional District.The political organization’s endorsement of Bush comes after the organization’s victories in Philadelphia, New York,...
Friday, July 17, 2026
Congressman Cleaver Named Co-Chair of House Democratic Task Force to Defend 14th Amendment
Emanuel Cleaver, Ii
U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (DMO), announced his appointment as Co-Chair of the newly established House Democratic Defend the 14th Amendment Task Force, a coalition of Members dedicated to protecting the constitutional guarantees of equal protection, due process, birthright citizenship,...
Friday, July 17, 2026
COMMENTARY: A Metro Car Photo Became a Portrait of Trump’s America
Joseph Williams
The most revealing image of America’s 250th birthday celebration wasn’t the fireworks bursting over the National Mall, colonial reenactors in Boston, or the military flyovers that filled Washington, D.C.’s skies.
Friday, July 17, 2026
ICE Killed Two Men in One Week: This Deadly Pattern Demands Urgent Change
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Washington DC — In response to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) fatal shootings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastian Guerrero, racial justice and movement lawyering nonprofit Advancement Project’s Interim Executive Director Carmen Daugherty issued the following...
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Congressman Cleaver’s Statement on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Becoming Law
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(Kansas City, MO) – July 11, 2026–Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, celebrates the enactment of the Housing for the 21st Century Act, the most significant bipartisan housing reform package in...
Monday, July 13, 2026
Throughout its 80-year history Gates Bar-B-Q has been a favorite of many national and world leaders and dignitaries. In this archive photo is then President Bill Clinton (second from right), Congressman Alan Wheat (second from left) and Ollie Gates (left). (Photo/gatesbbq.com)
Gates Bar-B-Q Celebrates 80 Years
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A SALUTE TO GATES BAR-B-Q, PAGE A4
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Adam Hamilton (center) is a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in Kansas and the founding pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, the largest church in Kansas and the largest United Methodist congregation in the country. (Photo by Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector)
Democrat for U.S. Senate Rev. Adam Hamilton Raises $3.66 Million
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Political newcomer The Rev. Adam Hamilton, pastor of the largest church in the greater Kansas City metro and the largest United Methodist church in the U.S., launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate on April 30 and has raised a record-setting $3.66 million 63 days later it was reported by his...
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Swift, Kelce Make Generous Donation to Harvesters in K.C.
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In a nod to their affection for the Kansas City area community, singer songwriter, Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end, Travis Kelce have jointly made a signifi cant financial donation to Harvesters—The Community Food Network, providing 2 million meals to their 27-county service area.
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Harriet Tubman’s $20 Bill Vanishes as Trump White House Intensifies Black History Purge
Stacy M. Brown
Harriet Tubman’s life was a declaration of American possibility—abolitionist, liberator, a woman who risked everything to fight for freedom in a nation built on the enslavement of her people.For years, a new $20 bill featuring Tubman’s face was held up as a milestone in the nation’s reckoning with...
Thursday, July 9, 2026
KCKCC Board of Trustees Names Dr. Jacqueline Vietti as Interim President
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July 9, 2026--The Kansas City Kansas Community College Board of Trustees has named Dr. Jacqueline Vietti as Interim President of KCKCC. She will begin her position Aug. 1.Vietti brings decades of higher education leadership experience to this role.
Thursday, July 9, 2026