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PHOTOS: Sea of Blue salutes homegoing of MPD’s Demetrice Johnson, killed in line of duty

Officer Demetrice Johnson, a member of the Memphis Police Department, tragically lost his life in the line of duty on August 2, 2024, following a devastating crash in downtown Memphis. The crash, which also claimed the life of 22-year-old Rantavious...

President Biden establishes civil rights monument

On the 116th anniversary of the Springfield Race Riot, President Joe Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument in Springfield, Illinois. The new monument will preserve 1.57 acres of federal land and hi...

Cincinnati Public Schools’ 2024-25 school year: What you need to know

When does school start? CPS schools start Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 for all students K-12. Preschools will begin Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. What time does my student start school? CPS schools have their own start time designed to meet the needs...

Missouri’s Longest Standing Black Bookstore Under Threat: The Urgent Need to Preserve Willa’s Books and Vinyl

Willa Robinson, 82, stands in front of her store, Willa’s Books & Vinyl on 55th and Troost. The painted windows on her shop were painted by Dawn Tree (Instagram: @undergroundtree) in 2022. Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Photographer: Jade Williams...

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Lee’s Summit Residents Demand Resignation of Racist, Right-Wing Extremist School Board Member Bill Haley

LEE’S SUMMIT, MO – Outrage is growing across the Lee’s Summit community as demands escalate for the immediate resignation of Bill Haley, a far-right extremist school board member, following a pattern of blatantly racist, discriminatory, an...

Cincinnati Public Schools welcomes 35,000 students

Shauna Murphy, Interim Superintendent, Cincinnati Public Schools, welcomed 35,000 students back to school this week with this message to CPS families, students, staff and community members: “I am honored to step into the role of Interim Superinte...

Africa, WHO declare mpox outbreak a public health emergency

Alarmed by the surge in mpox cases, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has taken the unprecedented step of declaring the outbreak sweeping through African countries a continental public health emergency. A day later, the World Heal...

The public supports free speech, but not when it’s controversial

By John G. Geer, Vanderbilt University and Jacob Mchangama, Vanderbilt University Should there be limits on free speech? Westend61/Westend61 via Getty Images Americans’ views on free speech change directions every so often. One of those times was dur...

Housing and Hope in Orange Mound: Upcoming construction of new homes bring more than just shelter

Carl Strong wasn’t exactly invited to the groundbreaking ceremony for four new homes on Semmes Avenue in Orange Mound. But he had a front row seat — it was happening right across the street as he sat on the porch. And admittedly, he wasn’t really thi...

The Kansas City Defender Hosts “Black August Grocery Buyout,” Distributes $2000 to Black Families

Two Black women and a Black baby smiling after receiving cash at the Black August Grocery Buyout at Price Chopper while holding up a KC Defender Flyer, August 13th 2024 KANSAS CITY, MO – On Tuesday, August 13th, The Kansas City Defender pro...

JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ is ‘poornography’ – and that’s a problem

By Lennard J. Davis, University of Illinois Chicago Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance holds a rally in his hometown, Middletown, Ohio, on July 22, 2024. Luke Sharrett/The Washington Post via Getty Images JD Vance has climbed to his curren...

What is the potential impact of Musk-Trump partnership

By Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Johns Hopkins University Elon Musk’s ties with Donald Trump could affect how the former president would approach U.S. space policy. Saul Martinez via Getty Images Elon Musk officially endorsed Donald Trump for president o...

After merger with Fred L. Davis Insurance, Pete Mitchell & Associates looks to the future

Back in the 1960’s, for black folks, getting insurance was kind of like getting the right to vote — the system was set up to prevent it from happening, and it took some brave pioneers to change that. Fred L. Davis was that pioneer, launching the Fred...

OP-ED: National DNC Chair: We are on ‘precipice of something truly historic’

Editor’s Note: The following was initially published by theGrio.com. By Minyon Moore, Democratic National Committee Chair We’re standing on the precipice of something truly historic — electing the first woman president of the United States and...