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Kamala Harris is set to become the country’s first female vice president. Harris is a Black woman of Indian and Jamaican descent, and the occasion is inspiring people of color across Kansas City.

The namesake of Sumner Academy in Kansas City, Kansas, was almost killed on the U.S. Senate floor for his "Crime Against Kansas" speech in 1856. Now, a photo from the insurrection this month has people remembering U.S. Sen. Charles Sumner's story.

Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver gives Kansas Citians a preview of what to expect from the Biden administration and a historian explains how the Capitol insurrection this month is reviving the story of abolitionist Charles Sumner.

MLB's decision recognizes seven Negro organizations as major leaguers.

Major League Baseball will now incorporate the statistics of the Negro Baseball Leagues' players into the sport's official records, and the Smart Money Experts on why the Millennial generation deserves a break.

Kamala Harris will become the second vice president of color in January following in the footsteps of a Native American nearly 100 years ago.

Melinda Coleman died just four months after her daughter Daisy did, both from suicide, the first vice president of color was a Kansan, and remembering the lives of area residents who have died from COVID-19.

Disease and conflict shadowed frontier life during the heydey of many historic homes in the metro. Visitors have a chance to view today's events through the lens of history at places like the John Wornall House and the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm.

What a fact-check reveals about the latest season of the popular crime drama set in 1950's Kansas City.

A doctor shares patients' stories of how their financial well-being affects their health decisions, and a fact-check of Season 4 of the popular crime drama set in 1950's Kansas City.

Eating "pre-contact" plants and animals the week of Thanksgiving highlights the growing movement for food sovereignty.

What is behind the social media punishment for those who fall out of public opinion favor, and reviving Native American foods and recipes.