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Missouri Right-wing Extremist Organization Launches Fascist ‘Woke Heat Map’ Targeting Schools for Teaching Black History & Gender

By Ryan S. ● Education ● June 4, 2022 June 13, 2022

A right-wing extremist organization released an alarming map notifying followers to “hot spots” of “woke” activity. The map “reads like a school hit-list.”

Landmark Case: Judge Rules Constitutional Challenge to Kansas City’s “Slave-Era” Policing System to Proceed

By Ryan S. ● Kansas City ● June 2, 2022 June 13, 2022

Jackson County judge rules civil rights leader’s challenge to the constitutionality of the KC policing system can move forward.

“I Hope I See Your Black Ass in a Tree”: Student Launches Lawsuit Against Kearney High School After Facing Racial Terrorism

By Ryan S. ● Education ● May 17, 2022 June 13, 2022

As white supremacist violence continues to rise across the U.S., a Black student who attended Kearney High School in Missouri is now launching a lawsuit against the school.

Lee’s Summit West Students Attempt to Found Group Which Supports Same White Supremacist Terrorist Ideology as Buffalo Killer

By Ryan S. ● Education ● May 16, 2022 June 13, 2022

A group of students at Lee’s Summit West are attempting to create a chapter of white supremacist extremist group Turning Point USA.

Nelson Atkins Museum Under Fire for Displaying Stolen African Art

By Ryan S. ● Kansas City ● April 29, 2022 June 13, 2022

The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art is a central figure in the unraveling global drama of Western institutions displaying stolen Benin Bronzes.

Marcus Heard Was Found Dead in a Kansas Jail. Police Claim Alleged Suicide, But His Family Says He Had A “Bootprint On His Cheek, a Swollen Face” and “He Was Never Suicidal”

By Ryan S. ● Justice ● April 28, 2022 June 13, 2022

The family of Marcus Heard is seeking justice following his mysterious death on April 19th while in Lyon County, Kansas police custody.

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Missouri Right-wing Extremist Organization Launches Fascist ‘Woke Heat Map’ Targeting Schools for Teaching Black History & Gender

Landmark Case: Judge Rules Constitutional Challenge to Kansas City’s “Slave-Era” Policing System to Proceed

“I Hope I See Your Black Ass in a Tree”: Student Launches Lawsuit Against Kearney High School After Facing Racial Terrorism

Lee’s Summit West Students Attempt to Found Group Which Supports Same White Supremacist Terrorist Ideology as Buffalo Killer

Nelson Atkins Museum Under Fire for Displaying Stolen African Art

Marcus Heard Was Found Dead in a Kansas Jail. Police Claim Alleged Suicide, But His Family Says He Had A “Bootprint On His Cheek, a Swollen Face” and “He Was Never Suicidal”

Mayor Q “Backstabbed” by KCPD Two Weeks After “Siding With KCPD Over Black Community”

Black KC Bookstore Hit With Major Cyber-Terrorism Attack

Black Student Suspended for 100+ Days for Telling White Teacher Not to Say N*gger

ANOTHER HISTORIC WIN: After Years of Community Demands, White Supremacist KCPD Police Chief Forced Out

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