Oct 12, 2021

First Lady Jill Biden visits a preschool in Kansas

Posted Oct 12, 2021 11:00 PM
Photo courtesy Janet Murguia, President and CEO of UnidosUS
Photo courtesy Janet Murguia, President and CEO of UnidosUS

KANSAS CITY, Kansas —First Lady Dr. Jill Biden stopped in Kansas Tuesday. She met with Hispanic representatives during a visit to El Centro Academy, 1330 South 30th Street in Kansas City, Kansas. It is a dual-language early childhood education program, according to the school's website.

Kansas 3rd District Rep. Sharice Davids accompanied the First Lady on her trip to the school. 

Biden's trip includes additional stops in Chicago and Allentown, Pennsylvania to take part in conversations and listen to concerns of Hispanic Americans, according to her office.

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Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver greet a patient waiting to get vaccinated in May -Photo courtesy Metropolitan Community College
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver greet a patient waiting to get vaccinated in May -Photo courtesy Metropolitan Community College

In May, Biden visited a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City. The college offered free class and other incentives for students to get vaccinated.

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