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Lavonta Williams first African-American woman to serve as vice mayor of Wichita

Today councilwoman lavonta Williams interviewed by Sheila Kinnard regarding the following summer youth employment in 2017 keeping Urban League open doors, Fairmount Park improvement, MCAdams swiming to closed due to lack of participation, Wichita is safe with help from God Squad , money to help transportation and infrastructure, Dunbar Theater for black youth, Bight home

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US-based cleric rejects links to Russian envoy’s killing

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA A U.S.-based Muslim cleric on Thursday condemned the killing of Russia’s envoy to Turkey and rejected accusations that his movement was behind the attack. Ambassador Andrei Karlov was shot dead by an off-duty policeman in front of stunned onlookers at a photo exhibition in Ankara earlier this week. Turkish President Recep Tayyip

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Stephen Bantu Biko was an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa

Wikipedia Stephen Bantu Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977)[3] was an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s, until his death while in police custody. A student leader who went on to found the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) which empowered and mobilized much of South Africa’s urban black population, he

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Trump action on health care could cost Planned Parenthood

By ANDREW TAYLOR One of President-elect Donald Trump’s first, and defining, acts next year could come on Republican legislation to cut off taxpayer money from Planned Parenthood. Trump sent mixed signals during the campaign about the 100-year-old organization, which provides birth control, abortions and various women’s health services. He said “millions of women are helped

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AKA Fashionetta 2016 ” Unforgettable Pearls’

Today Krista Lovette, FASHIONETTA chair interviewed with Janice Thacker about the 33 annual AKA Sorority, Beta Kappa Omega Chapter, FASHIONETTA. The social event for African America young ladies in Wichita. This year fourteen young ladies from seven high schools were involved in the 5 month cultural and scholarship event. Today, alone with Krista were three

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Trump calls it ‘sad’ that Clinton joining recount effort

By STEVE PEOPLES President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday it’s “sad” Hillary Clinton is joining an effort to force recounts of votes from the Nov. 8 election in up to three crucial states. Trump tweeted part of Clinton’s concession speech, when she told supporters they must accept that “Donald Trump is going to be our president,”

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