Italian Politics in Kansas City
Growing up in Northeast Kansas City in the 70’s we were surrounded by many Italian American politicians who had the best interest of Italian Americans in their actions. Today the…
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Fact or Fiction: Republic or Democracy?
By B. Michael Long Fact is often stranger than fiction. When diving into the complex and often convoluted relationship between the de facto Democratic corporate fiction known as the UNITED…
OVERACHIEVERS
12% of the population of KC is Black and Brown but 38.5%of Mayor and City Council are Black and Brown. Add in the lone Hispanic and it goes up to…
“Trump World!!!!”
Four more years of Donald J. Trump will mean the end of Democracy and the beginning of the New World Order and that means it will be tyranny for any…
The Problem with Dottie
By Marchel Alverson The sixth-grader’s t-shirt danced in front of her eyes as soon as Donetta “Dottie” Kennedy entered into Ms. Alexander’s third-floor classroom. Ms. Alexander hadn’t realized she was…
Our Crisis Of Identity
As a so-called African-American in America, I have always felt a deep, unsettling sense of dislocation. My early years were spent on the east side of Kansas City in the…
Interview with Marchel Alverson Author of Three Books
Interview with Marchel Alverson writer, journalist, marketer and communications expert for approximately 25 years. Currently, she is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the Urban League of Greater…
CMG Welcome’s it’s Newest Contributor Marchel Alverson
Marchel Alverson has worked as a writer, journalist, marketer and communications expert for approximately 25 years. Currently, she is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the Urban League…