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Between Rock and a Good Place
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Description
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Article profiles twelve women who are influencing the local music scene in various ways: Kristie Stremel, soloist and former member of Frogpond and Exit 159; Hearts of Darkness singers Brandy Gordon, Rachel Christia, and Erica Townsend; Alicia Solombrino, lead singer of Beautiful Bodies; Jeriney Homegrown, host of the "Homegrown" radio show on KRBZ (96.5 FM); Julia Haile, vocalist for Good Foot, a retro-soul band; musician Amy Farrand, who hosts a weekly music show called the Weirdo Wednesday Supper Club; fiddle player Betse Ellis, founding member of the Wilders; Lauren Krum, singer for the Grisley Hand and Ruddy Swain; Abigail Henderson, musician and co-founder of the Midwest Music Foundation, a support organization for musicians; and Jacki Beckerm, music promoter and owner of Up to Eleven, a live-music promotion company.
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2012-01-29
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Newspaper Article
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A Positive Power Force
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Profile on Inez Kaiser, a Kansas City civil rights activist known for her work in promoting the role of African-American women in business and community service. In the 1950s, Kaiser began her career as a home economics teacher in the Kansas City School District, but soon left to open a public relations firm. She later served on an advisory panel to Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford concerning minority women in business, and started a chapter The Links Inc., an international service organization for pressional African-American women, in Kansas City. Kaiser celebrated her 95th birthday on April 28, 2013.
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2013-04-29
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Newspaper Article
