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.
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The Power of Direct Action: Why Student Protests & Walkouts Are Necessary
The critical importance of direct action in challenging systemic issues, like racism in schools, and the tactics that those in power use to silence dissent. Why we must choose protest over pacification.
KC Civil Rights Leaders Issue Scathing Statement on “Racist, Sexist” Policies of City Manager Brian Platt, Say Mayor Lucas is Also “Complicit”
A coalition of civil rights organizations in Kansas City issues a scathing statement and vote of no confidence in City Manager Brian Platt and Mayor Quinton Lucas, citing racist, sexist and discriminatory policies toward Black women and workers, and demanding immediate action from the City Council.
“Cut the Check”: In Groundbreaking Move, KC Mayor Quinton Lucas Appoints 13 Members to Historic Reparations Commission, Includes KC Defender Editor & KC Defender High School Staff Writer
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas has appointed 13 members to a historic commission that will study the process of reparations for the centuries of exploitation and dehumanization inflicted on Kansas City’s Black community.
North Lawn Tenants Secure Historic Victory After Being Threatened To Pay Double Rent or Face Eviction
After months of organizing, immigrant and refugee families in the Historic Northeast neighborhood of Kansas City have won a historic victory against mass eviction.
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.
“This Is A Hate Crime”: Kansas City Black Family Demanding Justice After A White Man Shoots Black Boy, Ralph Yarl, In The Head Twice For Ringing Doorbell Of The Wrong Home, White Man Released By Police Hours Later
Community members are demanding justice after a white man in Kansas City shot a black boy, Ralph Yarl, twice for ringing the doorbell of the wrong home.
The Kansas City Defender Launches Free Clothing Program
The Free Clothing Program, is a year-round initiative whereby people unable to buy decent clothing or lacking funds to buy good quality, stylish clothing can outfit themselves at no expense.
The Historical Context that Shaped Higher Education in California and Inside Golden State Prisons
This piece is part of a three-part investigation into higher education inside men’s prisons in California. This first installment explores the interconnected history of higher education and incarceration in California, in addition to documenting movements and reforms that opened doors to greater access to post-secondary programs inside prisons while leaving a problem-filled system intact.
Stop Telling Black People Not To Riot Over the State-Sanctioned Lynching of Tyre Nichols
Do not talk to us today about potential for “violence” from protestors, to do so is to appropriate the language and framing of white supremacy.
