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February 8, 2025

DEFYING CATEGORIES: Emara Vonae’ Neymour Jackson

Few dancers who have graced Kansas City stages possess the drive, the depth of curiosity, or the breadth of performance experience that Emara Vonae’ Neymour Jackson can claim. The 26-year-old […]

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CASA – Celebrating Service

CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties is deeply grateful for CASA volunteer, Amy Fowler. Amy has made a measurable impact with CASA during her 15 years of service. She has […]

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A PLACE IN THE KANSAS SUN: 

Late playwright’s portrait of a Black family confronts truth with humor and compassion  Broke-ology is at once a Kansas City story and a universal story. It recounts a tale of illness […]

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Crib Note – Leonard

Brooks Stanton Leonard made his grand entrance into the world as a belated holiday gift on the day after Christmas, December 26th, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The handsome blue-eyed, brown-haired […]

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Rachel’s Reads – Football Reads

How about those Chiefs?! With the Chiefs headed to the Super Bowl for an unprecedented third season in a row tomorrow, it is more than clear that football is more […]

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Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – The Race, Place, & Diversity Awards

Benefiting Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, the Race, Place, & Diversity Awards event was held on January 10th honoring individuals and/or organizations whose actions demonstrate a commitment to advance […]

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Kyle Hollins – The Force Behind Lyrik’s Institution

How does 90 months in the Federal Penitentiary translate to running an immensely successful non profit designed to use cognitive thinking and behavior modification to interrupt patterns of thinking based […]

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JCRB|AJC’s Human Relations Event

JCRB|AJC’s Human Relations Event was commemorated on November 24th at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center. Bill Berkley was honored with the 2024 Henry W. Bloch Human Relations […]

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Bold Enough To Demand Change: Jeron Ravin

Jeron Ravin might have been born and raised in Houston, but he is solid in his commitment to Kansas City as the president and CEO of Swope Health. His title […]

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Kansas City Ballet Guild – Nutcracker Ball 2024

Kansas City Ballet Guild’s 57th annual gala was held on December 7th at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center. Lynne and Carl Weilert were the Nutcracker Ball chairmen, […]

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