The Dispatch Challenge: What Young Black Kansas City Had to Say
We asked Black high schoolers in Kansas City one question and paid them to answer it on their phones. Dozens did, most from Hogan and East. Here is what happened
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The People’s Ballot: Kansas City’s Voter Guide for November Elections
The Kansas City Defender's voter guide breaks down every measure and race on your November 3 ballot in plain language, from Prop A to Amendment 3 to COMBAT.
Keyon Monté’s Second Born Brings Marvel’s Dominique Thorne and Broadway’s Mister Fitzgerald to Kansas City
Keyon Monté brings his New York-premiered play Second Born, starring Dominique Thorne and Mister Fitzgerald, to Kansas City. Twenty seats a night, Oct. 22 to 29.
“I Can’t Breathe!” Black Community Leader Violently Attacked & Arrested For Resisting KC Billioniare Stadium
A Royals stadium worker was violently attacked and pinned to the ground at City Hall as Kansas City advanced the billionaire ballpark with no public vote.
Kansas City Killed the Data Center. The Tax Scheme It Was Feeding Is Still Alive
A Miami fund bought a 126-year-old downtown building, quietly signed away the right to demolish it, then asked Kansas City for permission to demolish it anyway and build a 20-story data center. A leading legal scholar reviewed the paperwork The Defender obtained and called it by its name. This week, Kansas City said no.
Say His Name: Saveion. A Missouri Deputy Rammed the Unarmed Black Teenager With His Patrol Car, Then Executed Him. He Was Accused of No Crime.
The law firm that won lawsuits for the family of George Floyd and the family of Sonya Massey has come to Missouri to fight for Saveion McConnell. Witnesses say the nineteen-year-old’s hands were up when the deputy shot him. More than a month later, the deputy faces no charges. This Friday, Saveion’s mother is calling on Kansas City to rally beside her in Lexington, the seat of the county that killed her son.
Jackson County Executive Candidate Called a ‘Belligerent Racist’ at Kansas City’s Biggest Black Political Gathering
At the Urban Summit's youth vote panel, six candidates for one of Kansas City's most powerful political offices came to be heard, in a heated session that more than once turned to open insult. The Black youth on the panel came to be reckoned with, and answered with the clearest vision of the county's future anyone on stage had to offer.
Public Risk, Private Wealth, and the Royals’ Crown Center Deal
How 11 council members advanced the framework to commit $600 million in taxpayer money as collateral for a billionaire's stadium.
23 Organizations Launch Campaign to Stop KC’s World Cup Jail Before It Opens
Kansas City wants to welcome the world. It's building a cage to do it. But a rapidly growing movement says the fight is far from over.
The People’s Ballot: Kansas City’s Voter Guide for November Elections
The Kansas City Defender's voter guide breaks down every measure and race on your November 3 ballot in plain language, from Prop A to Amendment 3 to COMBAT.
Keyon Monté’s Second Born Brings Marvel’s Dominique Thorne and Broadway’s Mister Fitzgerald to Kansas City
Keyon Monté brings his New York-premiered play Second Born, starring Dominique Thorne and Mister Fitzgerald, to Kansas City. Twenty seats a night, Oct. 22 to 29.
“I Can’t Breathe!” Black Community Leader Violently Attacked & Arrested For Resisting KC Billioniare Stadium
A Royals stadium worker was violently attacked and pinned to the ground at City Hall as Kansas City advanced the billionaire ballpark with no public vote.
Kansas City Killed the Data Center. The Tax Scheme It Was Feeding Is Still Alive
A Miami fund bought a 126-year-old downtown building, quietly signed away the right to demolish it, then asked Kansas City for permission to demolish it anyway and build a 20-story data center. A leading legal scholar reviewed the paperwork The Defender obtained and called it by its name. This week, Kansas City said no.
Say His Name: Saveion. A Missouri Deputy Rammed the Unarmed Black Teenager With His Patrol Car, Then Executed Him. He Was Accused of No Crime.
The law firm that won lawsuits for the family of George Floyd and the family of Sonya Massey has come to Missouri to fight for Saveion McConnell. Witnesses say the nineteen-year-old’s hands were up when the deputy shot him. More than a month later, the deputy faces no charges. This Friday, Saveion’s mother is calling on Kansas City to rally beside her in Lexington, the seat of the county that killed her son.
Jackson County Executive Candidate Called a ‘Belligerent Racist’ at Kansas City’s Biggest Black Political Gathering
At the Urban Summit's youth vote panel, six candidates for one of Kansas City's most powerful political offices came to be heard, in a heated session that more than once turned to open insult. The Black youth on the panel came to be reckoned with, and answered with the clearest vision of the county's future anyone on stage had to offer.
Public Risk, Private Wealth, and the Royals’ Crown Center Deal
How 11 council members advanced the framework to commit $600 million in taxpayer money as collateral for a billionaire's stadium.
23 Organizations Launch Campaign to Stop KC’s World Cup Jail Before It Opens
Kansas City wants to welcome the world. It's building a cage to do it. But a rapidly growing movement says the fight is far from over.
