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Brown vs. Board: Topeka’s first Black female superintendent talks about equity, leadership

Published May 14, 2024 01:18AM

Brown vs. Board: Topeka’s first Black female superintendent talks about equity, leadership

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 the legalized segregation of Black and white children in public schools.

In 2016, Brown met Tiffany Anderson, the first black female superintendent for Topeka Public Schools, home of the once-all-Black school Brown first attended — and the same Kansas district that Brown’s grandchi ... Read more

BYU Transfer Defensive Lineman Danny Saili Commits To Arkans

The 6-foot-3, 355 pound native of Topeka, Kansas, transferred to the Cougars by way of Hutchinson Community College, where Arkansas running back signee Tyrell Reed also came from.

Saili was named to 2023 Jayhawk Conference First Team for ... Read more

Paranormal Cirque to bring R-rated fun to Kansas with a horr

The circus is coming to a nearby town, but Paranormal Cirque is not your typical family circus with clowns, cotton candy and petting zoos.

Instead, the show — which opens in Topeka, Kansas, next month — features mysterious creatures, ... Read more

Hill’s profits up 9% in Q1 2024, equals 22% of Colgate gro

Hill's Pet Nutrition made up 22% of parent company Colgate-Palmolive’s sales growth in the first quarter of 2024. Colgate’s pet segment made up 3.9% of the company’s net sales.

For the three months ended March 31, Colgate reported ... Read more

Dallas Assistant City Manager Robert Perez Hired to Lead Topeka’s Government

Published May 10, 2024 05:15PM

Dallas Interim City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert will have one more change to make on her new organizational chart. Assistant City Manager Robert Perez is leaving for Topeka, Kansas.

Perez has been chosen as the lone finalist for Topeka’s open city manager’s job, according to a well-placed source at Topeka City Hall with knowledge of the hiring process who did not have permission to speak on the record. Perez will replace former City Manager Stephen Wade, who was fired over the summer after only 10 months on the job. The city ... Read more

Kansas lawmakers add obstacle to placing regulations on busi

TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers have restricted the government’s ability to impose regulations on corporations without their approval, citing the need to “stand up for Kansas taxpayers.”

House Bill 2648, now enrolled as law, prohibits ... Read more

As the Great Resignation continues, these shorthanded towns

As the Great Resignation continues, these shorthanded towns are paying workers $10,000 or more just to move there

Looking for work? Dreaming of a change of scenery for your work-from-home job? You could nab some executive-style signup bo ... Read more

Kansas Tourism announces Barn Adaptation and Restoration Nee

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TOPEKA – Kansas Tourism today announced the Barn Adaptation and Restoration Needs (BARN) Grant Program is open for applications. This is the first grant program of its ... Read more

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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.

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