Monthly Archives: August 2022

Money Sumer Strawbree inspires in return to 2nd annual Kid$ Bi$ Children’s Business Fair By Tribune Content Agency, adapted by Newsela staff Published:08/30/2022 Word Count:721 The past year has been life-changing for Sumer Strawbree. She released her first coloring book filled with encouraging words for girls of color. In July, she returned to the children’s business fair where she … Continue reading →

They used to call it Family Fridays. It started with Derrick Davis firing up his red charcoal grill on the front lawn of the family home on Benton Boulevard in Kansas City’s Oak Park neighborhood. Inside the house, his mother … Continue reading →

WE THE, UNITERS, CHANGE-MAKERS, DOERS , COLLABORATORS BUILDERS, BADASSESPEOPLE 10 years. 161 victories. Millions of Americans.A decade of RepresentUs. Play Video WHAT AMERICA WILLOUR CHILDREN INHERIT? That question has been foremost in my mind since Josh Silver and I co-founded RepresentUs … Continue reading →

Stars Coffee Now, Seattle-born Starbucks, the iconic coffee chain, has become the latest American institution to become “Russified.” On Thursday, one of Russia’s most popular rappers, Timur Yunusov—more commonly known as Timati—alongside restaurateur Anton Pinskiy, unveiled “Stars Coffee” as the … Continue reading →

If it looks and smells like retaliation against unions? What do you think, KC?–KAS BUSINESS Starbucks location on Country Club Plaza closes permanently by: Makenzie Koch, John Pepiton Updated: Aug 23, 2022 / 02:01 PM CD Can Starbucks legally closes Kansas City store … Continue reading →

STUDENT WELL-BEING The Sex Ed. Battleground Heats Up (Again). Here’s What’s Actually in New Standards By Sarah Schwartz — August 22, 2022  11 min read When Judy LoBianco first started teaching health education decades ago, she leaned into what she called the “shock … Continue reading →

Inflation, ‘lavish socialism’ for corporations, ‘harsh austerity’ for workers: Fortune comments on Yanis Varoufakis’ take Will Daniel | Fortune Known for sporting a leather jacket in meetings with foreign dignitaries during his brief stint as Greece’s finance minister in 2015, Yanis Varoufakis … Continue reading →

TheWall Prophesizes to Israel and the World

The Graffiti of the West Bank Barrier in Bethlehem