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TOPEKA, Kan., and JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau’s political career has been filled with firsts that often go unnoticed. The Wichita Democrat was the first Black woman elected
A Missouri House committee heard testimony Tuesday on three bills that would ban discrimination based on hair texture in some settings.
The bills comes as Kansas City has lagged behind other cities across the country in how much it pays its chief and officers. The salary problems have been compounded by the city’s unusual lack of control of its police.
Racial tension flared between Missouri lawmakers last week as Black Democratic legislators accused the state’s Republican House leadership of racism for shutting down a Black lawmaker’s speech and passing a
<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/black-lawmakers-cite-racism-as-missouri-house-oks-crime-bill/"></div>JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Racial tensions in Mississippi echoed in Missouri Thursday, as Black Democratic lawmakers accused the state’s Republican House leadership of racism for shutting down a Black lawmaker’s speech and passing a bill that could strip power from the Black woman elected as prosecutor in St. Louis. The discord in the Missouri […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_t...