Wichitans react to death of Broadway star Karla Burns kake.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kake.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Hattie McDaniel made history as the first Black actor to win an Academy Award, for her role as Mammy in “Gone with the Wind.”
Now, visitors passing her childhood home near 9th and Waco in Wichita can read all about her.
A colorful new memorial showcasing the actor’s life and career was dedicated Wednesday at 925 N. Wichita, across the street from where McDaniel once lived. It replaces a trail marker placed there by The Kansas African American Museum in 2011, which was removed after the sign s sponsor went out of business.
Denise Sherman, executive director of The Kansas African American Museum, speaks at a dedication ceremony for a new marker honoring Wichita native Hattie McDaniel.
Historical marker placed for Wichita native Hattie McDaniel kake.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kake.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Kansas FM Sold, South Carolina AM Donated
March 16, 2021 at 1:31 PM (PT)
Sale, Donation
CUMULUS LICENSING LLC is selling Rock KDVB (V100, simulcasting KDVV/TOPEKA)/EFFINGHAM, KS to DON and DENISE SHERMAN s INTREPID COMPANIES, LLC for $300,000. The buyer plans to apply to move the station into the TOPEKA market as a Class C2 FM facility with antenna on a tower owned by HEARTLAND TOWER, INC. in HOYT, KS, north of TOPEKA.
In other filings with the FCC, CALVARY RADIO NETWORK, INC. is selling Religion WMJC/RICHLAND, MI and W247AM/KALAMAZOO, MI to WEST CENTRAL MICHIGAN MEDIA MINISTRIES (STRONG TOWER RADIO) for $150,000.
Wichita State University Office of Diversity and Inclusion will host the 13th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration. The virtual event highlights and memorializes the work, accomplishments, and legacy of MLK. Participants can join the livestream at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 20. This year s keynote speaker is Dr. Michael Waters, founder and lead pastor of the Abundant Life AME Church in Dallas, Texas. The event will also recognize the 2021 Drum Major Award recipient Dr. Selena Jackson.
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