Bernard Powell - Kansas City African American Civil Rights Activist
August 18, 2008
Bernard Powell was born on March 5, 1947. He was an African-American Civil Rights Activist, from Kansas City.
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Horace Peterson Founder of the Black Archives of Mid-America, Kansas City Inc.
August 16, 2008
Horace M. Peterson III (1945-1992) was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on November 23, 1945. The family relocated to Kansas City, Missouri, where he grew up and chose to make his contribution to his city and to his people.
Horace was a proud graduate of Central High School, class of 1964. He went to Arkansas A&M College in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and in 1968 received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. His roots in Kansas City beckoned him home to teach and to join with his friends in making Kansas City a viable city for all people.
He became obsessed with the preservation of history and the stories of the African Experience in the Midwest. He started to collect things at age 27 and mentally filed away stories he learned from these valuable artifacts and documents. Thus grew the Black Archives. The modern day ‘griot’ had begun his venture.
He studied at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, the University of Wisconsin and the University of California, Berkley. He took internships at the National Archives and Record Service in Washington D.C., the National Record Center in Kansas City, Missouri and the J. Paul Getty Museum Management Institute.
He became an expert in African American history and Missouri Folklore and encouraged students of all races to research and grow. He received many honors and awards and belonged to a host of organizations.
Horace found strength in his family. On December 23,1978, he joined his life and his love with Barbara and the children became Pete’s (Mr. Peterson’s alias) anchor and steadied his course in pursuing the dream of the Black Archives. Twelve years of determination brought many education and cultural activities to Kansas City through his work.
In 1992, Peterson added to his long list of awards one of Missouri’s highest honors from the Governor of Missouri for outstanding contributions to bridging race relations.
His sudden and tragic drowning death in March 1992 robbed Kansas City of one of its best known and most productive citizens.
A Kansas CIty Public School has been named in Peterson’s honor:
Horace Peterson III Middle School
Location Address: 6330 Swope Pkwy Kansas City, Missouri 64132 Phone Number: 8164181281 Mailing Address: 6330 Swope Pkwy Kansas City, MO 64132
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Mary Lou Williams the Left Handed Piano Player Dominates Kansas City Jazz
July 15, 2008
Mary Elfrieda Scruggs was born on May 8, 1910. After arriving in Kansas City, she met and married John Williams, a skilled saxophone and clarinet player. Her reputation Read more
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Lloyd Daniels from Missouri Legislator to Poet, Speaker, Essayist, and Author
July 12, 2008
Lloyd Daniels, a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives, has over the years, shared the bill with artists and political icons
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Leo Morton Biography - Kansas City, Missouri
July 12, 2008
Leo E. Morton Bio
Kansas City, Missouri
Leo E. Morton joined Aquila, Inc. in January 1994 as vice president, Performance
Management. He was named a senior vice president in 1996 with responsibility for reengineering,
corporate procurement and environmental services. Morton assumed
additional responsibility for the management of human resources in 1997 and
information technology in 1998. He was named senior vice president and chief
administrative officer in 2000 as he also assumed responsibility for other corporate
services. He was most recently responsible for employees in the Human Resources,
IT, Corporate Services, Security and Safety departments.
Prior to joining Aquila, Morton’s management career spanned 26 years in a wide
range of engineering and manufacturing positions with AT&T Microelectronics, Bell
Laboratories, General Motors, Rust Engineering Company and Corning Glass.
Morton is currently serving his second year as chairman of the Board of Trustees
of the University of Missouri - Kansas City and has served as a trustee since 2000. He
previously participated on the board for UMKC’s Center for the City and chaired the
community relations committee for the Trustees. He is also chairman of the board of
trustees of the Menorah Medical Center and is chairman of the advisory board of Prep-
KC, a major regional youth educational development organization. He is a member of
the board of governors of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City. Morton also
serves as 2nd vice chairman of the board of Swope Community Enterprises. In addition,
he serves on the advisory board of the NAIA Champions of Character.
Morton has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Tuskegee
University, and a master’s degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Leo Morton has been appointed interim Chancellor for the University of Missouri - Kansas City
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Miss Black Missouri is Tayler Stewart
February 4, 2008
