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HAYS, Kansas — On the night of Jan. 6, 1869, Luke Barnes, Lee Watkins and James Ponder sat in jail accused of shooting a white railroad worker in this…
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During the Civil Rights movement, the late scholar Ronald Walters helped lead a sit-in that desegregated the Dockum Drug Store. Now his hometown of Wichita, Kan., is naming a library after him.
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Students and community members braved the cold Wednesday night to participate in Wichita State’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Walk.Staff from the Office…
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Carla Eckels of KMUW was honored Wednesday night with the Drum Major Award at Wichita State University’s Martin Luther King Unity Walk.The award is given…
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The eldest son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is coming to Kansas State University after raising concerns about President Donald Trump's recent remark…
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Wichita has been selected to participate in a nationwide program focused on advancing racial equality.The National League of Cities chose just 15 cities…
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A new exhibit opens at The Kansas African American Museum on Friday called "The Fire Next Time: The Legacy of the Kerner Report."The Kerner Commission…
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The Wichita Public Library is hosting a series of programs this year looking at issues of race and ethnicity, particularly in relation to law enforcement.…
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Several posters promoting a white nationalist group were placed near the Kansas Statehouse in downtown Topeka. At least one of the posters was still up…
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Wichita State University President John Bardo hosted a forum on diversity Thursday afternoon. In a campus-wide letter Bardo said the forum was “a chance…