The Community Voice

01/14/2025

The Congressional Black Caucus celebrated a historic milestone with its largest membership ever, as 62 Black lawmakers, including two Black women senators, were sworn in ahead of the 119th United States Congress.

Celebrating a record membership, the Congressional Black Caucus welcomes 62 Black lawmakers as they advance representation in U.S. Congress.

01/14/2025

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is advocating for a significant change in how we think about alcohol, calling for new warning labels about cancer. Alcohol is currently the third leading preventable cause of cancer in America, right behind to***co and obesity.https://www.communityvoiceks.com/2025/01/13/surgeon-general-cancer-warnings/

01/14/2025

Emmet Pierson Jr. is The Voice's Kansas City 2024 Person of the Year! Learn how the president & CEO of Community Builders of Kansas City is helping transform the city and building a legacy. Congratulations!

The impactful leadership of Emmet Pierson Jr. as he confronts urban challenges in Kansas City makes him The Voice's 2024 Person of the Year.

01/13/2025

Have you been able to catch up on our first edition of 2025? Tap the link to check out our latest e-edition and read up on our People of the Year! https://www.communityvoiceks.com/2025/01/10/the-voice-january-10-black-news/

01/13/2025

This one is REVOLUTIONARY!! Foster kids can keep federal benefits instead of the state taking them, so they can have an accrued balance when they leave or age out of the system.

KS Gov. Kelly signs first in nation order to give foster children the federal benefits they quality for rather than using them to reimburse the state.

01/12/2025

Learn how Marquetta Atkins-Woods and her team at Destination Innovation have helped the Wichita community in ways that earned her/them our Person/People of the Year.

Learn about the transformative work of Marquetta Atkins-Woods in empowering youth, making her The Voice's Wichita 2024 Person of the Year.

01/12/2025

It's not just Hollywood celebrities impacted by this fire. Learn more about the impact of the Eaton fire on two historic Black communities. The video from one man ends with him in tears. It did the same for us.

Historic Black communities in Pasadena and Altadena in Los Angeles County have been greatly impacted by Eaton fire in January 2025.

01/11/2025

Denise Sherman concludes her tenure as executive director of TKAAM - The Kansas African American Museum. She is celebrated for her leadership and commitment to cultural advancement. Tap the article to learn about the numerous achievements she achieved at TKAAM. Thank you, Denise!

After six years of dedicated service, Denise Sherman departs as executive director of The Kansas African American Museum.

01/10/2025

You've seen them, during these recent big snows, driving with snow piled on top of their car or even on their hood or trunk, or..... it might have been you. But, is this legal?

Is it legal to drive with snow on top of your car? It depends on where you are.

01/08/2025

For more than 15 million Americans, unpaid medical bills will no longer appear on credit reports, blocking people from mortgages, car loans, or small business loans. This final ruling was announced Tuesday by the Biden administration.

Biden bans medical debt from being used in credit reports. The rule will remove $49 billion in debt for millions of Americans.

01/07/2025

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01/07/2025

Did you know that U.S. life expectancy is on the rise post-pandemic but still lags behind other nations? Learn how lifestyle choices and health policies affect our health and lifespan.

U.S. life expectancy is set to recover post-pandemic, yet still lags behind other nations due to lifestyle choices and health policies.

01/06/2025

Demographic trends may impact higher education in America, as populations age and decline in certain states.

Understand U.S. colleges' challenges as demographic changes lead to declining enrollment and shifting perceptions of degree value.

01/05/2025

Here are a few more Best Golden Globe dresses of all-times as suggested by Vogue Magazine. There are 100 total. Here are a few, plus the four we featured in our other posts. Of course we focused in on our sisters, but we spread the love around.

In our opinion, Jennifer Lopez rarely fails to show up on point on the red carpet. We also spread the love to a few other standouts. through the years.

Bonita's Fave, Lupita in that orange dress -- check out our first post. As a chocolate sister, that orange on her was just stunning. The same can be said for Viola Davis here.

Check out all of the featured outfits in Vogue's online magazine and enjoy the Golden Globes tonight.

01/05/2025

SNOW FALL CONTINUES Kansas City was predicted to get a foot a snow and Wichita less than 3 inches. While the snow hasn't stopped, looks like Wichita might come closer than KC to reaching the meteorologists predictions. Here's 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. shots for both cities. The Wichita change is evident the KC change is harder to detect but a lot less of that light pole is showing.

01/05/2025

The Golden Globe Awards are tonight and in recognition of the program, Vogue magazine posted "The Best Golden Globes Dresses of All Time." While they featured 100 dresses, they led with these four. (L-R) Halle Berry, 2003; Sarah Jessica Parker, 2004; Beyonce, 2007; and Lupita Nyong'o 2014. What's your pick from this group? Who's missing that you think always comes with it. Point them out, we'll let you know if they made the list.

01/05/2025

AND WE'RE OFF!! After waiting around for more than 24 hours, the much-hyped snow storm has begun. Let's see who wins. That's Wichita on the left and Kansas City on the right at 8:30 a.m. Yes, there's a road on the KC side just to the left of the pole. You can already not see the payment or grass in the foreground. Still clearly visible grass and pavement in Wichita. Not sure if you win this race for the most or the least snow, but we'll update the snow progress throughout the day.