Heralded as a bold step against LGBTQ+ hate, Justice Horn and City Council reinvest in our criminal legal system and prison industrial complex by passing Ordinance 231032: a new hate crime sentence enhancement.
On March 1st, 2024, {B/qKC}, a new Black queer community archive, opened in Kansas City with a launch party, exhibit preview and powerful message on reparations.
Based on the inaugural collections donated to {B/qKC} by local Black queer elders, these prints tell the story of pivotal moments in Kansas City's Black queer history from the 1990's.
Celebrate the launch of {B/qKC} through food, drink, party & a preview of its city-wide exhibits launching in April.
Volume 2 of our Black queer digital archive, {B/qKC}, rediscovers Soakie's: a former Black gay bar in Kansas City from 1994-2004.
An unabridged version of an essay featured in the Urban League of Greater Kansas City's 2023 State of Black Kansas City.
The Kansas City Defender believes that youth are integral to Black liberation, and that is why we're proud to announce our first-ever Young Black Writer's Social.
We condemn the fascist attack on Atlanta Solidarity Fund members; and call to immediately release ATL comrades fighting against Cop City.
April memorializes the 55th Anniversary of what is (commonly referred to as) the Kansas City Race Riots that followed the death of Martin Luther King Jr in 1968. The University of Missouri Kansas City's LaBudde Special Collections has reworked its 1968 Race Riot Collection information to decolonize its language, but is now looking to possibly rename its collection with the community's help.
View our City's history of Black LGBTQIA2+ community through this temporary exhibit display––hosted @ BlaqOut on Main. Curated by @1800NASI.
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