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Silas Lee

Silas Lee is a Queer and Jewish college freshman originally from Portland, Oregon. Having grown up in a working class household, he developed a care for people of all kinds. He’s written for award winning school newspapers and continues to embrace left wing values. Now he’s a Justice Reporter Intern for the Kansas City Defender and fights for the rights of all people.

Silas's Latest Articles

The People Said Let Us Vote. The Council Gave a Billionaire $600 Million Instead

Two days after city officials violently arrested a community leader, I sat in a chamber swarmed with police and watched eleven council members give a billionaire one of the biggest public deals this city has ever seen, without letting a single resident speak.

SHUT IT DOWN, GET ICE OUT! Nationwide General Strike January 30th

Following Minnesota's massively successful general strike, unions across the nation are calling for a nationwide general strike this Friday, January 30th. As ICE continues to terrorize our communities, the time to stand up and fight back is here. No politician is going to save us. Only we can save us.

Hundreds Of Students Walkout, Occupy School & Chant “Free Colby” After Black Student Suspended For Standing Against Racist & Sexual Violence

Park Hill High School is experiencing a Mass Student Uprising after Black student leader, Colby Barker, was suspended last week for standing up against a white kid who threatened to rape multiple girl students & called Barker a “dirty n*gger.” Thus far, only Barker has been suspended.

Climate Change is Destroying Communities of Color & Threatening the Human Species

Climate change is the most dire threat to the human species — it is not a future crisis but one that is wreaking havoc across the world now. 

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