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9 Kansas City Artists to Watch in 2022

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

By KC Defender Staff ● Justice ● July 1, 2021