Parriman hopes to expand the programming his group can offer youths with more experiences in the arts, like painting, photography and videography, and wants to find a building with space for performances and studios.
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Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2026
The committee also approved a separate bond proposal to pay for housing for homeless youths, although lawmakers are looking to combine the bond measures.
For decades, the landmark law that came out of the Civil Rights Movement has protected the collective voting power of racial minorities when political maps are redrawn.
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Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
8 Jan. 2026
There were no questions about how a scholarship set aside for a person of color hasn’t been given out in years, or why four of five professors approved for and then abruptly denied tenure were minorities.
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Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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