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Kansas Citians Host Successful Annual Holiday Brunch

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Friday, December 15, 2023
One of Kansas City’s oldest African American women’s social groups recently rang in the Christmas Season in grand style. The Kansas Citians hosted nearly 250 guests at its annual Holiday Brunch December 2, 2023 at the Marriott Hotel in Overland Park, Kan.
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey (right) stands beside a newly commissioned portrait of herself that unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery on Dec. 13, along with Chicago-based artist Shawn Michael Warren, who painted the portrait. (Ja’Mon Jackson/ The Washington Informer)

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey (right) stands beside a newly commissioned portrait of herself that unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery on Dec. 13, along with Chicago-based artist Shawn Michael Warren, who painted the portrait. (Ja’Mon Jackson/ The Washington Informer)

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Oprah Winfrey Portrait Unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery

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Friday, December 15, 2023
Oprah Winfrey called it an unimaginable dream when considering the portrait of her revealed Wednesday at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Painted by Chicago artist Shawn Michael Warren, a few hundred people gasped and applauded when the drape was pulled from the painting.
KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas

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Landord Associations Gearing Up for Battle Over Lucas’ Other Councilmembers’ Proposed Ordinance #231019

Tineeka Jackson K.c. Globe Staff Writer
Friday, December 8, 2023
Kansas City Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas along with council members Andrea Bough, Johnathan Duncan, Eric Bunch, Darrell Curls and Ryana Parks-Shaw are co-sponsoring Ordinance #231019, which would essentially prohibit landlords from refusing to rent to people based solely on an applicant’s credit...
Ari Groover as ‘Tina Turner’ in the North American tour of “TINA - The Tina Turner Musical.” Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade, 2023.

Ari Groover as ‘Tina Turner’ in the North American tour of “TINA - The Tina Turner Musical.” Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade, 2023.

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SIMPLY THE BEST! ‘TINA’ Musical Rocks KC’s Music Hall Dec. 5-10

Houston M. Smith, Kcg Senior Entertainment Writer
Friday, December 8, 2023
“TINA – The Tina Turner Musical” performing in Kansas City’s Music Hall, December 5-10, brings to life the legendary artist’s rise to greatness, breaking barriers with an undeniable voice that earned her 12 Grammy Awards and international acclaim as the undisputed “Queen of Rock & Roll.”
Motown Holiday Hits Gem Theater Stage Dec. 8-9

Motown Holiday Hits Gem Theater Stage Dec. 8-9

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Motown Holiday Hits Gem Theater Stage Dec. 8-9

News Staff
Friday, December 1, 2023
There is a new holiday event in town and you don’t want to miss it. A Motown Holiday hits the stage at The Gem Theater in the historic 18th & Vine District on December 8-9. The lineup includes Bake & the TenderHearts, and nonother than local entertainers, Millie Edwards and Debbie Cole.
NLBM CHECK PRESENTATION FROM STATE OF MO-- From left: NLBM Board Member Betty Brown, Missouri State Representatives Mark Sharp, NLBM President Bob Kendrick, and Missouri State Representative Anthony T. Ealy Jr, NLBM Board Chairman Kevin Battle.

NLBM CHECK PRESENTATION FROM STATE OF MO-- From left: NLBM Board Member Betty Brown, Missouri State Representatives Mark Sharp, NLBM President Bob Kendrick, and Missouri State Representative Anthony T. Ealy Jr, NLBM Board Chairman Kevin Battle.

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NLBM Celebrated Buck O’Neil’s Life, Legacy at ‘Heart and Soul of Baseball’

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Friday, December 1, 2023
Event Honored Baseball Legend’s 112th Birthday No one loved a good party like the late, great Buck O’Neil and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) threw a big bash in his honor on Saturday, Nov. 11 when the museum played host to the “Heart & Soul of Baseball,” presented by the State of...
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