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“You Have Betrayed Us”: Coalition of Black Organizations Indicts Mayor Lucas for Siding with KCPD

By KC Defender Staff ● Kansas City ● March 30, 2022

A coalition of Black community organizations indicts Mayor Lucas for “siding with KCPD over Black people.”

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

By Ryan S. ● Kansas City ● February 10, 2022

A Black Park Hill High School student has been suspended for 100+ days for confronting a White teacher who repeatedly used the N word.

This is What Students Are Saying About White-Washed History & Censorship in Schools

By KC Defender Staff ● Justice ● January 19, 2022

This is What Black Students Are Saying About MLK Day & White Supremacist Censorship in Schools

How Kansas City’s Cash Bail System is Destroying Black Wealth

By Amaia Cook, Dylan Pyles, & Black Rainbow ● Kansas City ● December 6, 2021

The current “detention” facility is infamous for its nightmarish conditions which violate human rights law. It is not unusual to see “HELP” signs pressed against the outside-facing windows of the building.

KCK Police Shoot in the Head, Kill Black Man for Looking Into the Sky

By KC Defender Staff ● Justice ● November 23, 2021

The KCKPD received a 911 call about a Black man who was reported as “looking into the sky” in the street at 57th and Tauromee.

CORRUPT JUDGE SCANDAL: Judge in Cameron Lamb Case Illegally Sentenced Black Man to 2 Years of Solitary Confinement

By KC Defender Staff ● Justice ● November 8, 2021

The Defender has obtained a trove of official court documents revealing a racist Judge who has abused his power to punish Black people.

Historic Case: For the First Time in KC History, A Cop is on Trial for Murdering a Black Man

By Ryan S. ● Kansas City ● October 27, 2021

For the First Time in KC History, A Cop is on Trial for Murdering a Black Man.

The KCK Police Department Is A Major Criminal Enterprise That A Federal Investigation Won’t “Fix”

By Ryan S. ● Kansas City ● October 17, 2021

Killed by the State? Prisoner in Jackson County Detention Center Found Dead Hours After Entry

By Ryan S. ● Kansas City ● October 16, 2021

STUDENTS SPEAK OUT: Raytown South Students Expose Admin for Racism & School’s “Prison-like Existence”

By Ryan S. ● Justice ● October 16, 2021

Students describe the school as a prison-like existence where “police officers, staff members and counselors watch our every move.”