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MASS COVID OUTBREAK AT JACKSON COUNTY JAIL: 100+ Cases & 300 in Confinement in 2 Weeks

By KC Defender Staff ● Kansas City ● January 24, 2022

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.

This is What Students Are Saying About White-Washed History & Censorship in Schools

By KC Defender Staff ● Justice ● January 19, 2022

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

By KC Defender Staff ● Education ● January 16, 2022

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.

9 Kansas City Artists to Watch in 2022

By KC Defender Staff ● Arts & Culture ● January 14, 2022

Founding Editor of The Kansas City Defender, Ryan Sorrell, Awarded Grant by Abolitionist Teaching Network

By KC Defender Staff ● Kansas City ● January 6, 2022

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

By KC Defender Staff ● Justice ● November 23, 2021

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

By KC Defender Staff ● Justice ● November 8, 2021

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

By KC Defender Staff ● Kansas City ● August 4, 2021

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

By KC Defender Staff ● Kansas City ● July 26, 2021

A historic coalition of Kansas City Civil Rights Organizations is Requesting that the United States Justice Department Investigates KCPD.

What Is Happening In Westport Is Not A “Litter and Tent Cleanup”, It Is A Ruthless Assault On People & Families

By KC Defender Staff ● Kansas City ● July 18, 2021