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Clean up on Aisle three: left overs from 2009 part 2
January 27th, 2010
Naughty Grog Dad like thoughts
verbICT Beer
State of the State KS Civility in politics? Heh
KhuZoo Predicting the future
The World of Mike Mathia His health and a move
Life after marriage Touring Wolf Creek
The Wichita NAACP blog Net neutrality
Where does change begin?
April 20th, 2009
Negative consequences are the results of negavitve behaviors. What causes negative behaviors? Kevin proposes a theory and would like your feedback.
This isn’t funny
April 1st, 2009
or cute or snarky and it shouldn’t be on display. But it was. A board game about the KKK was part of an open house display at Andover Middle School.
Full disclosure: All three of my kids attended Andover Middle School.
Understanding comes before repair
March 29th, 2009
What is the cause of the disproportionate number of African American children in the child welfare system in a number of Kansas counties, including Sedgwick County? That is the question the NAACP has been asking for at least two years.
The answers are getting closer.
The Kansas Racial Profiling Act revisited
March 21st, 2009
Amendments to the present bill seem to fix some problems and create a whole new set of difficulties.
If you have seen at least 100 movies
March 20th, 2009
you can help the NAACP:
rate films by, for or about people of color, primarily African Americans, that have significantly impacted our culture and society. The resulting film collection, which will be announced in June, is being assembled in honor of the NAACP’s 100th anniversary which began the year long celebration on Thursday, Feb. 12th.
A special discussion tonight (March 9th)
March 9th, 2009
Is it time to end Black History Month? A discussion at the Wichita State campus sponsored by Campus Progress and the African American Student Association.
A “Complete Count Committee”
March 9th, 2009
The Wichita branch of the NAACP will be working with the Department of Commerce to make sure every person is counted in the 2010 census.
The NAACP’s legislative and policy projects
February 11th, 2009
Five areas the local branch will focus on this session.
Baseball and the Klan
February 5th, 2009
Kevin Myles has a question about a baseball game played here in Wichita in 1925. It was between a an all-black minor league team named the Moravians and team sponsored by the local Ku Klux Klan.
Documentary on the Dockum Sit-in premeires tonight
February 3rd, 2009
KPTS produced this film on the first succesful student led sit-in in the nation. It will be shown at the WSU Hughes complex.
Congratulations, now lets get going
February 2nd, 2009
Michael Steele is the new chair person of the Republican National Committee. Kevin Myles, president of the Wichita chapter of the NAACP, has some thoughts on Steele and his election.
A long journey and a big trip
January 20th, 2009
Kevin Myles is headed to the inauguration with his father.
Some things still haven’t changed
January 12th, 2009
In the series Mad Men, racial diversity is barely a consideration in the advertising agencies of the early 1960s. According to a new study nothing much has changed in the last 40 years.
USD 259 and the end of busing
January 7th, 2009
Kevin Myles looks at the approach the board has taken to equity and diversity in the past year. He finds reason for hope but also reasons for concern.
The 2008 Year End report for the Wichita NAACP is just a click away
January 7th, 2009
From the web site:
The 2008 Year End report for the Wichita Branch NAACP, detailing branch activities in the areas of Education, Civil Rights Enforcement, Voter Empowerment, Community Empowerment, Legal Redress, Health, Branch Administration, and Advocacy Training, is now available to the public.
NAACP annual strategic planning session
January 2nd, 2009
January 10th, 10 am to 2:00 pm, at the Wichita NAACP headquarters. All members in good standing are invited.
New design, same old goals
January 2nd, 2009
Kevin turns lemons into a new design for the Wichita NAACP Blog.
He’s still the president
December 16th, 2008
Of the Wichita chapter of the NAACP and the Wichita chapter of Mensa.
Every community has them
November 3rd, 2008
Vandals. People who destroy the work of others for their own selfish reasons. Four of the five benches that were part of the Piatt Memorial Park have been broken or stolen.
Kevin Myles speaks for many of us:
It pains my heart to think that we have some in our own community who are so disconnected from [...]
Extend this
October 28th, 2008
The NAACP debate team is composed of young men and women ages 9 to 17. In three months its grown from five members to 23 members. They are always looking for new members and guest judges.
In case you missed it
October 23rd, 2008
You can cast your ballot now. Early voting started October 22. Here is the how, where and when. They why is up to you.
Do-it-yourself school reform
October 17th, 2008
Whatever you think the Wichita schools need, or don’t need, here is something you can do to guarantee their improvement.
The soon-to-be former mayor of Ark City
October 2nd, 2008
Gaze in awe and wonder at the intentional stupidity. And it wasn’t individual stupid, it was mass stupid.
SRS and child placement issues
September 22nd, 2008
For five years Kevin Myles and the NAACP have been trying to understand how the SRS and the Child Placement system works in Sedgwick County. This update gives a brief understanding of the system and a couple of suggestions to streamline the process to make it more responsive to all parties while still protecting children [...]
Free health seminar on Saturday
September 17th, 2008
That’s right, I said Free! It starts at 8:30 am this Saturday at the Wichita Hyatt Regency. It is titled, “Community on the Move” and is sponsored by the Center for Health and Wellness. Call ahead and pre-register.
A fun thing you could do tomorrow (UPDATE: canceled)
September 12th, 2008
Community Unity Day
Scroll down the page and there is an icon announcing that the Wichita NAACP blog is a 2009 Black Web Awards nominee. Click on that icon and vote for the blog.
UPDATE
Event canceled. Like a lot of other events on this very rainy weekend. But you can still go to the site and vote.
The curse of low expectations
September 9th, 2008
Kevin Myles knows what its like when people stop expecting you to do well. You stop doing well. He tells you his story so you might see its truth in you, or someone else who is much smarter than everyone treats them.
Great line, “To protect a child from failure is to protect a child from [...]
Here you see what one blog can do
September 5th, 2008
The NAACP blog furthers the discussion on the upcoming election to decide a $370 million bond issue. Five questions and the responses to the questions by Lynn Rodgers, president of the USD 259 School Board, and Bob Weeks, opponent of the bond issue and blogger.
Along with the responses to the questions there is also an [...]
Ever heard of Chioma Gray?
August 28th, 2008
No?
Exactly the problem says Kevin Myles.
This is a post that not only poses a problem but also gives you actions you can take to help. Take a moment not only to read it but to act.
If your organization serves African American children or young adults
August 19th, 2008
You have an opportunity to receive free books. Kevin Myles at the NAACP blog has the details.
