The Defender's inaugural Freedom School cohort brings together multiple generations of Black radicals, equipping them with organizing skills, Black radical history, and the tools to resist oppression.
The Defender's Winter Grocery Buyout, in partnership with Urban League of KC, served the people through revolutionary mutual aid at Black-owned Sunfresh. This intervention provided direct material support to our people while disrupting the criminalizing narratives about our community.
In a horrifying display of white descent into outright white supremacist, fascist totalitarianism, Governor Parson unleashes a convicted killer cop back onto our streets – proving once again that in America, a badge is a license to kill Black people with impunity.
Our most ambitious mutual aid initiative returns this holiday season, providing direct cash support to Black families for fresh groceries and toys
For three months, a Black teenager sat in a Kansas City jail, accused of a murder he didn’t commit. L.M.’s life was ripped apart by police who pinned a crime on him with no evidence, then quietly dropped the charges. How many more Black children will this system destroy?
Hundreds gathered at KC Defender’s “People’s Mass Food & Clothing Giveaway,” where over 250 people received warm clothing and hundreds were fed. In a city with billions in its budget but no plan to protect its most vulnerable, we aim to show that the people have the power to protect and sustain one another
Stay warm and help others do the same! The Defender's Free Clothing Program is collecting winter essentials to protect our community from the harsh cold. Donate coats, socks, hoodies, and more at Willa's Bookstore this Saturday!
Join the KC Reparations Coalition for a virtual meeting on October 28th as Dr. Stephen Pinkney exposes the deadly impact of environmental racism on Black communities, and makes an urgent case for including climate in reparations demands.
Kansas City is buzzing as its most anticipated culinary event approaches. The First Annual Black Feast Week showcases cuisines from beloved hole-in-the-wall hood joints to luxurious fine dining, celebrating the rich flavors of one of the nation's capitols of Black-owned eateries.
The “Black August Grocery Buyout” was a transformative act of Mutual Aid, distributing $2000 to Black families and showing love to our community. This event exemplified our commitment to building collective power and impacting the material conditions of our people.
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