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A Statement from The Defender on the Fascist Political Repression of Stop Cop City Organizers
We condemn the fascist attack on Atlanta Solidarity Fund members; and call to immediately release ATL comrades fighting against Cop City.
55th anniversary of the “Kansas City Race Riots”: An interview with Dr. Anthony LaBat on decolonizing language
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.
Ticket sales open for Black/queer Kansas City {B/qKC}: Exhibit Grand Opening (Volume_1)
View our City’s history of Black LGBTQIA2+ community through this temporary exhibit display––hosted @ BlaqOut on Main. Curated by @1800NASI.
“Black/queer Kansas City”: a public exhibit and historical anthology for viewing from Feb. 27th – March 4th
Join the Defender in (re)learning the histories of phenomenal Black LGBTQIA2+ Kansas City figures from the 70’s–Present Day through this scattered, week-long profile display.
Kansas City’s “Out There”: The 90’s Gay & Lesbian Variety Show Featuring Lea Hopkins
In 1993, a group of 16 people came together to launch Kansas City’s first-ever Gay and Lesbian Variety Show on American Cablevision in light of statewide, anti-queer legislation.
Men of All Colors Together: The Kansas City organization fighting racism amidst gay men in the 80’s–90’s
In 1980, this group of Kansas Citians founded a social club and safe space for those seeking to fight racism amongst gay men of all races.
Remembering Edye and Ray: The First (Well-Documented) Black Drag Queens of Kansas City
Edye Gregory and Ray Rondell are some of Kansas City’s first documented Black Drag Queens and, more broadly, part of the only recorded histories of Black, Queer Kansas Citians at large.
Black Organizers Lead Mass Rally Outside Jackson County Courthouse Following Roe V. Wade Leak
Over 200 Kansas Citians gathered outside of Jackson County Courthouse to protest against the recently leaked draft opinion by the United States Supreme Court