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70 years after Brown v. Board, former students remembers Topeka's all-Black schools

Published   May 21, 2024 09:01AM
Carolyn Wims-Campbell is a former student of McKinley Elementary, one of the four Black elementary schools in Topeka.

Seventy years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas that segregated schools were unconstitutional — opening the door to integration nationwide — Wims-Campbell said she is proud to have been educated in an all-Black setting.

"We were valued every day," Wims-Campbell said. "There was high expectations for us, for whatever we were wanting to do in life. The ... Read more

Supreme Court’s Landmark Brown v. Board Decision Marks 70t

Seventy years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

Brown v. Board of Education centered on Linda Brown, a young Black student denied admission to her neighb ... Read more

Kansas issues new Medicaid contracts with emphasis on expand

TOPEKA — Kansas health officials have selected three health care insurance companies to manage the state’s privatized Medicaid system after conducting the selection process for the first time in six years.

These managed care organiza ... Read more

The Day After Brown (U.S. National Park Service)

Monroe Elementary School auditorium ca. 1940s.

At 12 noon on Monday, May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (347 U.S. 483) the landmark decision that ended legal segregation of ... Read more

Dallas Asst. City Manager Tapped To Lead Topeka, Kansas

Published   May 16, 2024 07:50PM
The Topeka City Council in Kansas has chosen Robert Perez, Dallas’ assistant city manager, to become its new city manager.

“I’m extremely honored and excited to begin leading the City of Topeka as its next city manager,” Perez said in a press release. “Public service is important to me, and I look forward to getting to know and serving the community in the near future.”

Perez wears many hats in Dallas. His office administers the Office of Homeless Solutions, 311, Sanitation, Animal Services, and Code Compli ... Read more

On This Day in 1954 – Brown v. Board of Education is Decid

May 17, 1954: In a major civil rights victory, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, ruling that racial segregation in public educational facilities is unconstitutional. The historic decision ... Read more

Brown vs. Board: Topeka’s first Black female superintenden

In 1950, the NAACP asked third-grader Linda Brown’s father to be one of a handful of plaintiffs in what would become Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

In 1954, the US Supreme Court ruled in the plaintiffs’ favor, ending ... Read more

How Brown v. Board of Education informed Topeka superintende

Rising at 2 a.m. daily, Topeka Public Schools superintendent Tiffany Anderson for the past year thought about how to encourage parents to be their child's first teacher through the legacy of the historic Brown v. Board of Education case.

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Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.