Minority-Led Stories

She’s using tech to rewrite the blueprint handed to girls; here’s what Maliha Khan told those who said ‘You can’t’

“I can have the career, I can have the married life, I can have the kids,” the founder and CEO of Khanect the Dots said. “And more importantly, I feel like it’s not just about me. I’m a walking representation of that for other girls, not just my own.”

KSHSAA partners with Lawrence startup to power high school camps, clinics, lessons

The Good Game’s just-announced team-up with the Kansas State High School Activities Association is designed to support a safer, more compliant and centralized approach to interscholastic activities, said founder Zarif Haque.

Two solopreneurs smelled opportunity; now they’re helping KC craft custom scents together

Class is already in session for couples and crowds of curious Kansas Citians eager to sniff out new ways to connect memories with first-of-their-kind experiences. It’s all part of a custom fragrance-making workshop crafted by two serial entrepreneurs who already know about creating signature styles. Through expert guidance, premium ingredients and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere,…

Costs keep rising, business owners tell Davids, pointing to ‘reckless’ US tariff policies, Iran war

“When tariffs hit local favorites like toy stores and craft shops, it’s Kansas families who end up paying the price at the register,” Sharice Davids said after meeting with small business owners in Prairie Village. “Some of what we’ve been working on in my office is trying to address the reckless tariff policies.”

How a car crash after football practice flipped this top recruit from student athlete to founder

“If I’m going to go through something that traumatic, something good should come out of it,” said Zaydan Ahmed, a Pembroke Hill graduate who built a wearable stress management device after an epileptic seizure caused his car crash.