Ryan S.

Ryan has a diverse background including working at one of the nation’s most esteemed Black think tanks, one of Chicago’s top B2B Tech PR agencies, a top 3 global PR firm, and founding Kansas City’s largest Black-led direct action group during the 2020 uprisings. During Ryan’s professional career he’s consulted brands such as Facebook, Samsung, Amazon and Google.

He is a recipient of the Civil and Human Rights Award recognized by the Urban League of Kansas City, Southern Christian Leadership Conference and NAACP. He has also engaged in a number of public talks as a prison industrial complex Abolitionist thinker including on; NPR, PBS, a Kansas City Art Institute Lecture, a lecture at University of the Arts London, the Annual International Symposium (Digital Ethics for a Sustainable Society), as well as the T-Mobile Speaker Series.

Violent White Supremacy on the Rise: White Kansas HS Students Threaten to Hang Black Players, Taunt w/ Blackface Babydoll & Attempt to Raid Black Player’s Locker Room After Game

By Ryan S. ● Justice ● December 6, 2022 December 7, 2022

A Kansas basketball game turned violently racist when white students threatened to hang Black players and attempted to raid & attack them in the locker room.

Letter From The Editor: We Will Not Be Silenced – Black Kansas Citians, We Got Yall’s Back

By Ryan S. ● Opinion ● September 28, 2022 September 28, 2022

KC Defender’s Editor exposes KC media’s white supremacist hypocrisy – and ensures the Black community our organization will not back down.

Does the Fed Investigation Into KCPD Mean Anything for Black People or the Broader Community?

By Ryan S. & KC Defender Staff ● Justice ● September 19, 2022 September 19, 2022

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into the Kansas City Police Department citing racial discrimination. But the investigation only looks into discrimination against officers, and not the murders, lies and coverups KCPD has inflicted against the community.

White Men Are Outraged at a Course Taught at University of Kansas Called “Angry White Male Studies”

By Ryan S. ● Education ● September 14, 2022 September 14, 2022

White men are outraged that a course dedicated to studying “Angry White Men” is being taught at the University of Kansas this semester.

Exclusive Interview: Family of Kevin Johnson Speaks on Racist Trial & Death Penalty

By Ryan S. ● Justice ● September 13, 2022 September 13, 2022

National outcry continues to denounce the scheduled execution of Kevin “KJ” Johnson, in what many describe as a blatantly racist and biased case.

Black Student of the Month 🏆: Isaiah Evans

By Ryan S. ● Education ● September 2, 2022 September 2, 2022

This prestigious award recognizes Black students across the KC Metro. Winners are poised to be the trailblazers and visionaries of the future.

KC Civil Rights Leaders Convene to Fight Missouri’s Right-Wing Attack on Voting Rights

By Ryan S. ● Justice ● August 29, 2022 August 29, 2022

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference in KC hosted a historic convening headlined by National President of the SCLC, Dr. Charles Steele Jr.

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.

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