Mayor Q “Backstabbed” by KCPD Two Weeks After “Siding With KCPD Over Black Community”
Just two weeks after putting his reputation with the Black community on the line to gain favor with KCPD, Mayor Q has already been backstabbed.
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Indie Capital Awards The Kansas City Defender $25K Grant
The Kansas City Defender awarded a $25k grant for innovative, radical, community-focused media targeting Black people and Gen Z.
“You Have Betrayed Us”: Coalition of Black Organizations Indicts Mayor Lucas for Siding with KCPD
A coalition of Black community organizations indicts Mayor Lucas for “siding with KCPD over Black people.”
Black KC Bookstore Hit With Major Cyber-Terrorism Attack
One of KC’s only Black-owned bookstores was the target of a large-scale cyber-attack which obliterated the entirety of the store’s digital infrastructure.
Asia Maynard Was Found Dead After a Date With a White Man, Why Won’t KCPD Investigate Him?
A Black Kansas City woman was found deceased the morning after a date with a white man, but KCPD refuses to investigate him.
Black Student Suspended for 100+ Days for Telling White Teacher Not to Say N*gger
A Black Park Hill High School student has been suspended for 100+ days for confronting a White teacher who repeatedly used the N word.
Months After the Viral Slavery Petition, a Black Woman is Running for Park Hill School Board Hoping to Transform the District
In her first media interview since announcing her candidacy for Park Hill School Board, Shereka Barnes sat down in a segment of Defender Politics with Christjin Bell.
MASS COVID OUTBREAK AT JACKSON COUNTY JAIL: 100+ Cases & 300 in Confinement in 2 Weeks
In the past 2 weeks, at least 100 people being held at JCDC tested positive for COVID, and 300+ have been placed in additional confinement due to quarantine.
Founding Editor of The Kansas City Defender, Ryan Sorrell, Awarded Grant by Abolitionist Teaching Network
We are proud to announce that our Founding Editor, ryan sorrell, is being awarded a grant by the Abolitionist Teaching Network.
How Kansas City’s Cash Bail System is Destroying Black Wealth
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.
