The Community Voice: Black News for Wichita, Kansas City & Kansas
6 days ago · The Community Voice is a newspaper and online platform that covers news, business, lifestyle, sports and more for the African-American community in Kansas. It also features special sections on elections, justice, urban …
Kansas Board of Education Election Results Favor Conservative …
Nov 6, 2024 · Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Betty Arnold (L) and Beryl New (R) secured seats on the Kansas State Board of Education on Nov. 5 ...
Black Neighborhoods Unite to Revitalize KC’s Urban Core
Sep 17, 2024 · In a demonstration of community collaboration, seven predominantly Black neighborhoods in Kansas City’s urban core are joining forces to combat blight and beautify their streets, thanks in part to a $750,000 ReBuild KC grant.. The Community Resource Team (CRT), a nonprofit comprised of neighborhood leaders from Ivanhoe, Santa Fe, Oak Park, Boston Heights/Mount Hope, Wendell Phillips, Key ...
November Election Could Shift Kansas State Board of Education to …
Oct 25, 2024 · Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Five seats on the Kansas Board of Education are up for grabs in the 2024 general election, and the ...
About the Community Voice
The Community Voice is a multi-platform publication that covers news and information of interest to the African-American community in Kansas and the Kansas City metro area. Founded in 1994, it also sponsors community projects and events to empower its readers to create positive change.
6 Kansas Supreme Court Justices Up for Retention; 2 …
Oct 19, 2022 · In November, six of Kansas’ seven Supreme Court judges are up for retention votes, and two constitutional amendments will be decided. Advocacy groups say these choices on the November ballot offer voters an opportunity to shift Kansas’ political landscape.
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Conversations With Ron Holt Event Offers Young and Old a …
4 days ago · From meter reader to chairman and CEO of a major utility company is an incredible trip up a corporate ladder, but for an African-American man, whose journey up the ladder began during segregation, his was a rise that was so outrageous that it was beyond even imagining. However, this is the story of Ron Holt, […]
Redlining Helped Spur Disinvestment In Wichita’s Urban Core
Sep 28, 2024 · “HOLC did not invent redlining, as life insurance companies previously discriminated in this way, nor did HOLC circulate its maps beyond a small group of government officials,” according to On The Line, a book by Trinity College professor Jack Dougherty, who works with students and community partners to analyze the relationship between schooling and housing in the city and suburbs of ...
Kansas City News Archives - The Community Voice
6 days ago · A presentation by historian Michelle Cook at the Black Archives on Nov.16 will unveil the Salus Populi Project, a digital initiative to make pension records of Black Union soldiers from Missouri’s “Little Dixie” region publicly accessible for the first time through an online archive.
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