MASS COVID OUTBREAK AT JACKSON COUNTY JAIL: 100+ Cases & 300 in Confinement in 2 Weeks
In the past 2 weeks, at least 100 people being held at JCDC tested positive for COVID, and 300+ have been placed in additional confinement due to quarantine.
KC Defender's Latest Articles
This is What Students Are Saying About White-Washed History & Censorship in Schools
This is What Black Students Are Saying About MLK Day & White Supremacist Censorship in Schools
Raytown South HS Student Awarded Black Student of the Month
As our first ever winner of the BSOM award, we took a moment to sit down with Breanna to learn more about what inspires her, her vision, and plans for the future.
Founding Editor of The Kansas City Defender, Ryan Sorrell, Awarded Grant by Abolitionist Teaching Network
We are proud to announce that our Founding Editor, ryan sorrell, is being awarded a grant by the Abolitionist Teaching Network.
KCK Police Shoot in the Head, Kill Black Man for Looking Into the Sky
The KCKPD received a 911 call about a Black man who was reported as “looking into the sky” in the street at 57th and Tauromee.
CORRUPT JUDGE SCANDAL: Judge in Cameron Lamb Case Illegally Sentenced Black Man to 2 Years of Solitary Confinement
The Defender has obtained a trove of official court documents revealing a racist Judge who has abused his power to punish Black people.
White People Are Gentrifying 18th & Vine: This Black Business Owner is Suing in a Landmark Case
White People Are Gentrifying 18th & Vine: This Black Business Owner is Suing in a Landmark Case
BREAKING: Coalition of KC Civil Rights Organizations Requests U.S. Justice Department Investigate KCPD
A historic coalition of Kansas City Civil Rights Organizations is Requesting that the United States Justice Department Investigates KCPD.
