Durban Summit News Today

Three years after publishing “The Truth in Black and White,” this is how The Star has changed, and where we still see that there is work for our newsroom to do to improve.

Nikole Hannah-Jones at KC Urban Summit says, “What allows us to blame Black people for the conditions we live in is the denial of systems that were built to create the conditions.”

Former KCPD Detective Eric DeValkenaere seeks a pardon from Missouri Governor Parson after being convicted for killing Cameron Lamb. Opponents urge against a pardon.

Criminal defense attorneys in the Kansas City area said another appeal bond for Eric DeValkenaere would send a message that a police officer convicted of crimes will be treated differently than others.

Criminal defense attorneys in the Kansas City area said another appeal bond for Eric DeValkenaere would send a message that a police officer convicted of crimes will be treated differently than others.

Kansas City's Central City Economic Development (CCED) sales tax program has produced mixed results and faces political headwinds as the time for renewal looms.

Kansas City's auditor has examined the Central City Economic Development sales tax, and made recommendations aimed at improving oversight of the funds.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian foreign affairs minister Hadja Lahbib is facing calls for resignation after granting visas to delegations from Iranian and Russian cities to attend a mayors convention in Brussels last week.

Pascal Smet was criticized for inviting the ultra-conservative mayor of Tehran to the Brussels Urban Summit.

The Financial Times reported that Saudi Arabia is in talks to join the new "Development Bank" of the BRICS group as a new member. A source at the new