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UMKC
Studies show Black women are among the most well educated demographic, and they say they're speaking out, wearing natural hair and wanting the same as their white colleagues, paving the road for the next generation.
David J. Phillip
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Associated Press
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KCUR 89.3
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The latest toll from Johns Hopkins University comes nearly four months after the nation crossed the half-million mark for deaths from the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Democratic governor has warred with Republican leaders in the Legislature over emergency orders throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Emails released by the House Oversight Committee show Trump pressuring his acting attorney general even before William Barr stepped down from the position.
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Traffic jams have plagued U.S. Highway 69 in Overland Park for decades. Now, the Kansas Department of Transportation proposes adding express lanes, with drivers paying a toll for access to the faster route.
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They're corporate partners, judges and venture capitalists—Black professionals in Kansas City whose stories of success are not widely recognized.
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Gov. Mike Parson stopped all federal pandemic-related unemployment programs, effective June 12, in the hopes of incentivizing people to return to the workforce.
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As Kansas City emerges from the pandemic, live music and performances are making their long-awaited return to the big stage.
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Hemp farmers find it hard to locate processors for their crops, making it hard for the industrial hemp industry to get a footing in the state.
