A Black Church Saved the Only Black Student Government in America. Mizzou Tried to Destroy It.
As a generation walks away from a Black church it found too silent, Alfred Street Baptist Church answered Mizzou’s attack on the Legion of Black Collegians, and lit the path forward for every congregation watching.
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Say His Name: Saveion. A Missouri Deputy Rammed the Unarmed Black Teenager With His Patrol Car, Then Executed Him. He Was Accused of No Crime.
The law firm that won lawsuits for the family of George Floyd and the family of Sonya Massey has come to Missouri to fight for Saveion McConnell. Witnesses say the nineteen-year-old’s hands were up when the deputy shot him. More than a month later, the deputy faces no charges. This Friday, Saveion’s mother is calling on Kansas City to rally beside her in Lexington, the seat of the county that killed her son.
Jackson County Executive Candidate Called a ‘Belligerent Racist’ at Kansas City’s Biggest Black Political Gathering
At the Urban Summit’s youth vote panel, six candidates for one of Kansas City’s most powerful political offices came to be heard, in a heated session that more than once turned to open insult. The Black youth on the panel came to be reckoned with, and answered with the clearest vision of the county’s future anyone on stage had to offer.
KC’s Biggest Juneteenth Cookout Returns, Hosted by KC Defender and Decarcerate KC
On June 19, the Defender and Decarcerate KC fill the field with Black vendors, good music, and family reunion energy, free and open to the whole city.
Kansas City Consulted the Agency Running ICE Raids For Its World Cup Human Rights Plan
Organizers from nine host cities previewed an independent readiness scorecard this morning, one scored not by officials but by the people who have to live with the result.
What We Know About Kayla Huff, the Black Missouri Teen Found Dead After Going Missing
Kayla Huff’s family and community searched for her for days when she went missing at the beginning of May. Her body was tragically found in central Missouri a week later. Now, five adults and a 17-year-old face accusations connected to her disappearance and death.
Three Years After Historic Victory, North Lawn Tenants Triple Their Union and Return for Their Slumlord
Three years ago, North Lawn tenants forced Wiser KC LLC into the most protective housing agreement in Missouri history. Then, the landlord broke it.
Mark Alford Voted to Arm a Genocide. The Kansas City Star Saved Its Hit Piece for Hartzell Gray.
On the same day the Missouri Supreme Court hacked Black political representation into three pieces along the line of Kansas City’s racial apartheid, the Star aimed its opinion page bludgeon at the only Black candidate running against the man the map was drawn to protect.
Kansas City: Inside America’s Nuclear Weapons Capital, As It Builds the Newest American Bomb
For seventy-seven years, Kansas City has built most of nearly every American nuclear weapon. On May 7, the federal government will hold a hearing to ask if Kansas City consents to the next chapter.
