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Business

150 Small Black-Owned Businesses Forced to Relocate From Kansas City Building

Jeroslyn JohnsonApril 21, 2021April 22, 2021

by Jeroslyn JohnsonApril 21, 2021April 22, 20217246

One-hundred-and-fifty Black-owned businesses in Kansas City are being forced to find new brick-and-mortar locations after an Omaha developer purchased the office building they were operating...

News

Mother of 5 and her Son Allegedly Gunned Down By Victim’s Boyfriend in Kansas City

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 24, 2021February 24, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 24, 2021February 24, 202118835

A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been arrested and charged with the fatally shooting his 35-year-old girlfriend and one of her five sons....

Entrepreneurship

Kansas City Woman Launches ‘All Black Everything’ Magazine to Help Struggling Black Businesses

Ashantai HathawayJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 2021

by Ashantai HathawayJanuary 7, 2021January 7, 20211738

A study finds Black businesses are hurting in the Midwest, but one Black-owned magazine is set to launch with a goal to help them succeed....

Sports

Patrick Mahomes Becomes Part-Owner of Kansas City Royals, Making Him the Youngest Sports Team Owner at 24

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 29, 2020July 30, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 29, 2020July 30, 202027855

Patrick Mahomes, the star quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs and reigning Super Bowl MVP, is now a part-owner of MLB's Kansas City Royals....

News Politics

Kansas City Mayor Called N-Word, Told He “Should Swing From A Tree”

Derek MajorJuly 1, 2020July 2, 2020

by Derek MajorJuly 1, 2020July 2, 202035506

On Monday, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas displayed a series of racist text messages he received on his Twitter account....

Lifestyle News

Kansas City Is Seeing A Surge In African American Coronavirus Diagnoses

Dana GivensApril 19, 2020April 16, 2020

by Dana GivensApril 19, 2020April 16, 20201303

Black residents in Kansas City, Missouri, now make up 50% of new cases despite only comprising 30% of the city’s population. ...

Entrepreneurship

Kansas City Entrepreneur Becomes First Black-Owned Juice Bar Inside Whole Foods

Marie CyprienNovember 8, 2019November 8, 2019

by Marie CyprienNovember 8, 2019November 8, 20195359

Ruby Jean's Juicery founder Chris Goode makes history opening a new location of his juice bar inside a Kansas City Whole Foods...

Entrepreneurship

Life after “Queer Eye”: Interview with Deborah Jones, Co-Owner of Jones BBQ

Samara LynnMarch 28, 2019March 28, 2019

by Samara LynnMarch 28, 2019March 28, 201912269

An exclusive interview with Deborah Jones, the co-owner of Jones BBQ in Kansas City, MO and what life and business has been like after there...

Lifestyle

Entrepreneur’s Passion for Juicing Translates to Success [Part 2]

Kali WilderDecember 4, 2016September 28, 2017

by Kali WilderDecember 4, 2016September 28, 2017303

Entrepreneur Chris Goode wants to spread his passion for juicing and love of a healthy lifestyle by way of Ruby Jean's Juicery....

Lifestyle

How Juicing Changed this Entrepreneur’s Life [Part 1]

Kali WilderDecember 2, 2016September 28, 2017

by Kali WilderDecember 2, 2016September 28, 2017513

Chris Goode, owner of Ruby Jeanâ€™s Juicery in Kansas City, talks about his passion, purpose, and start as an entrepreneur in the world of juicing....