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Lee’s Summit West Students Organize Historic Peaceful Protest Denouncing White Extremist Group TPUSA

By KC Defender Staff ● Education ● May 18, 2022

Nearly 500 students took to Lee’s Summit West yard to protest against the founding of white supremacist group Turning Point USA.

HISTORIC: Meet Park Hill’s First Ever Black School Board Members

By KC Defender Staff ● Education ● April 15, 2022

Meet Brandy Woodley and Shereka Barnes, the Park Hill School district’s first ever Black school board members.

Indie Capital Awards The Kansas City Defender $25K Grant

By KC Defender Staff ● Kansas City ● April 12, 2022

The Kansas City Defender awarded a $25k grant for innovative, radical, community-focused media targeting Black people and Gen Z.

“You Have Betrayed Us”: Coalition of Black Organizations Indicts Mayor Lucas for Siding with KCPD

By KC Defender Staff ● Kansas City ● March 30, 2022

A coalition of Black community organizations indicts Mayor Lucas for “siding with KCPD over Black people.”

SCHOOL SHOOTING: Administrator and School Resource Officer Shot at Olathe East High School

By KC Defender Staff ● Education ● March 7, 2022

The Principle (Kerry Lane) and School Resource Officer were shot at Olathe East High School this morning. They are both currently in the emergency room, we do not know their condition as of now.

Asia Maynard Was Found Dead After a Date With a White Man, Why Won’t KCPD Investigate Him?

By KC Defender Staff ● Kansas City ● March 7, 2022

A Black Kansas City woman was found deceased the morning after a date with a white man, but KCPD refuses to investigate him.

Park Hill Students Protest for Second Day After Teacher Exposed for Repeatedly Saying N*gger

By KC Defender Staff ● Education ● February 11, 2022

Students say they won’t stop protesting until Stuart Sullinger, who repeatedly said the N word, is fired from Park Hill High School.

Months After the Viral Slavery Petition, a Black Woman is Running for Park Hill School Board Hoping to Transform the District

By KC Defender Staff ● Kansas City ● January 26, 2022

In her first media interview since announcing her candidacy for Park Hill School Board, Shereka Barnes sat down in a segment of Defender Politics with Christjin Bell.

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

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