Kansas Supreme Court upholds Kahler murder conviction
The Kansas Supreme Court affirmed the aggravated burglary and capital murder convictions of James Kraig Kahler for the four family killings on November 28 2009 in Burlingame Osage County. The decision keeps Kahler on death row with the Osage County Attorney hopeful for justice and closure for victims.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Osage County
Burlingame
James “Kraig” Kahler
Karen Kahler
Lauren Kahler
Emily
Kansas Courts
Office of Judicial Administration
Kahler
Brandon L. Jones
Jones
Supreme Court
Ottawa honors Black History Month with unity proclamation
Ottawa city commissioners reaffirmed support for racial justice during a City Hall ceremony recognizing February as Black History Month. Rev. Ernest Jones of Bethany Chapel Baptist Church accepted the proclamation and urged inclusiveness and love. A sixth grader from West Franklin Middle School, Adelle Higbie, read an MLK Jr. essay praising nonviolence and equality.
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Ottawa
Ernest Jones
Bethany Chapel Baptist Church
Commission
City Hall
S. Hickory St
Jones
Adelle Higbie
West Franklin Middle School
Pomona
Higbie
Martin Luther King Jr
Franklin County Historical Society
Shana Wheeler
Garfield
Brera Marnell
West Franklin
Williamsburg
Ottawa Memorial Auditorium
Black History Month origins and Carter G Woodson's role
The article traces Black History Month to 1926, highlighting Omega Psi Phi’s push for a broader observance of black achievement amid racism. It profiles Carter G. Woodson, "Father of Black History," his rise from ex-slave ancestry to Harvard PhD, and his efforts to legitimize black history through The Journal of Negro History and The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. It notes barriers black scholars faced pre-1954 in graduate study and at professional events.
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Omega Psi Phi
Carter Goodwin Woodson
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Association For the Study of Negro
Frederick Douglass
Abraham Lincoln
Woodson
Carter G. Woodson
Virginia
Douglass High School
Bereal College
Kentucky
University of Chicago
Sorbonne
Paris
Harvard University
Association For the Study of
Journal of
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