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Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 7:12 AM CST
|By KWCH Staff
A former youth pastor, Tang found that basketball became a way to connect with kids.
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Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:07 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff and Bert Harry
Students and staff at Wichita State University got a taste of Black history on Wednesday as they gathered in the Shocker Dining Hall.
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Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 11:18 PM CST
|By Felicia Rolfe and KWCH Staff
Wichita State University Head Men's Basketball Coach Isaac Brown discussed the path that put him in that position and how he hopes to pave the way for others.
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Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 10:39 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Rudy Love had music that reached worldwide, and many artists sampled his music. But not everyone paid.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 6:12 PM CST
|By Joe Baker and KWCH Staff
A downtown Wichita restaurant is honoring Black History Month through its food.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 8:57 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
A multicultural choir in Wichita, ARISE (African Americans Renewing Interest in Spirituals Ensemble) helped to kick off Black History Month Friday at Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle School.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 12:20 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
The Wind Surge will celebrate the initiative by becoming the Wichita Monrovians on Aug. 5, 2023.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 5:14 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
The Kansas African American Museum and Exploration Place have teamed up again this year to celebrate Black History Month with a large-scale outdoor display highlighting Black scientists.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 7:58 PM CDT
|By Angela Smith
ARISE President Gerald Norwood said he hoped that through song, his choir and others that participated in the event, could show that country what is possible when people unite.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 2:43 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
Juneteenth marks the complete emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.
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Updated: Mar. 7, 2022 at 10:36 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Kim Thomas became the first Black female mayor in Kansas and one of the longest-serving mayors in the state.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 7:48 PM CST
|By Felicia Rolfe
The Pearson farm located in northeast Wichita is dedicated to giving back to the community and delivering the gift of food to those in need.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 9:02 AM CST
|By KWCH Staff
United Way aims to invest $100,000 in nonprofit organizations that benefit the BIPOC community.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 1:18 PM CST
|By Felicia Rolfe
Determination and motivation led a local woman to graduate as Wichita State University’s first Black dental hygienist.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 2:38 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Florence Price’s piece was the winner of the Rodman Wanamaker Competition in 1932.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 7:41 PM CST
|By Lily Wu
The path to an influential leadership role in Wichita’s business community didn’t come easily nor suddenly for John Rolfe.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 7:08 PM CST
|By Felicia Rolfe
The Wichita Black Nurses Association was founded in the early 1970s to ensure diverse populations have access to proper healthcare.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2022 at 8:23 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
The Art that Touches Your Heart exhibition celebrates black artists from all over the country, including here in Wichita.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 at 1:40 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Each night during February, giant portraits will be projected onto the side of its iconic island-building.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2021 at 3:07 PM CDT
|By KWCH Staff
A series of events will be held throughout the month of June in Wichita to empower the community and uphold the memory of the holiday.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2021 at 6:24 AM CST
|By Felicia Rolfe
A local bike and walking trail in Wichita highlights art and African American history along the way.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 10:32 PM CST
|By Carolina Loera
An internationally known scholar and leader, Dr. Ronald Walters long list of achievements started in his home town of Wichita, Kan., where as president of the local youth chapter of the NAACP he helped organize one of the country’s first lunch-counter sit-ins to protest segregation, The Dockum Drug-Store Sit in.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2021 at 12:21 AM CST
|By Felicia Rolfe
The Negro Star newspaper was one of the first Black newspapers in Wichita in the early 20th century.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2021 at 10:15 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Former Wichita State basketball star Lynbert “Cheese” Johnson organized an event at Charles Koch Arena, gathering community leaders together to honor Black History Month.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 9:45 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Racial tension was high on the campus of Wichita State University in the 1960s
Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 8:39 PM CST
|By KWCH Staff
Every Thursday in February, Eyewitness News will take a look at some the firsts among African Americans in Kansas.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 3:55 PM CST
|By CNN staff
People are celebrating the history and resilience of Black Americans who faced unprecedented challenges this past year.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 11:23 AM CST
|By KWCH Staff
A new mural in east Wichita will be complete in the coming days.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2021 at 6:58 PM CST
Here are feel-good stories we’re talking about for Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2020 at 6:12 PM CST
The first African American female meteorologist on TV grew up in Wichita.